{"product_id":"the-kings-bride-annotated-edition-with-an-introduction-by-paul-turner-9781847499257","title":"The King's Bride: Annotated Edition with an introduction by Paul Turner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eFräulein Anna is engaged to Amandus but discovers a ring that forces her to marry Corduanspitz, a gnome. She must find a way to remove the ring and get her poet lover's help. Hoffman's narrative combines magical realism and surreal comedy, creating a harmonious story with a focused morality. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 128 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 23 August 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Alma Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFräulein Anna, happily engaged to the poet Amandus, is horrified to discover that a beautiful ring mysteriously deposited upon her finger while tending her kitchen garden forces her into marriage with the gnome Corduanspitz. Can Anna find any way of removing the ring? Will her poet lover shake off his passive demeanor and come to her aid? And has Corduanspitz truly relinquished all ties to his gnome heritage? Hoffman arranges a narrative that brings to mind the most successful elements of contemporary magical realism and surreal comedy. Always entertaining, yet capable of a focused though subtle morality, The Kings Bride brings disparate elements into a masterful harmony.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 198 x 129 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781847499257\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"E.T.A. Hoffmann","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":46641836523770,"sku":"9781847499257","price":5.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/1725644902094_book.jpg?v=1725780567","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-kings-bride-annotated-edition-with-an-introduction-by-paul-turner-9781847499257","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}