by Wilhelm Hauff · Gründ · tapa dura · ISBN 9782700011395
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«La Caravane» is a collection of tales by Wilhelm Hauff illustrated by Jiří Trnka, published by Gründ in hardcover (222 pages, in French).
The story opens with a caravan of travelers gathering at a desert oasis; to make the wait more pleasant, each traveler tells a tale, so that stories of adventure, mystery and fantasy are strung together in an Oriental setting.
The German original of «La Caravane» is «Märchen-Almanach auf das Jahr 1826», an almanac of tales by Wilhelm Hauff; this Gründ edition was published in 1997.
Aimed at a child and young adult audience that enjoys adventure and fantasy stories.
Wilhelm Hauff was a German poet and novelist known for his stories and novels. Raised in Stuttgart and educated in Tübingen, he wrote fairy tales such as Der kleine Muck and Das kalte Herz, the historical romance Lichtenstein, and the parody Der Mann im Mond. He died of typhoid fever at age 24. Blending exotic and fantastic motifs with German settings, his tales remain popular in German-speaking countries.
