Project Gutenberg 2016-10-05 Public domain in the USA. 94 Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) 1776 1822 Hoffmann, E.T.A. Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor Amadeus Tuomikoski, Aino 1889 1958 Klein Zaches. Finnish Kiusanhenki: Satu Produced by Timo Ervasti and Tapio Riikonen "Kiusanhenki: Satu" by E. T. A. Hoffmann is a work of fiction written in the early 19th century. The story appears to explore themes of hardship, societal perceptions, and the intersection of the mundane with the fantastical, focusing on characters such as a struggling peasant woman and her grotesquely deformed son, referred to as Sakeus. As the narrative unfolds, it promises a blend of social commentary and magical realism, amid the backdrop of folk tales and the supernatural. The opening of the story introduces a peasant woman who is beset by poverty and despair, lamenting her situation as she prepares to return home with a heavy burden of firewood. She expresses her frustration with the hardships she faces alongside her husband, particularly highlighting their son, the "little changeling," who has become the village's source of shame due to his deformities. As her sorrow overwhelms her, the story introduces a compassionate character, the noble maid Ruusunihana, who intervenes to provide comfort. This sets the stage for a narrative rich with emotional depth, character conflict, and the potential for transformation, hinting at the intertwining fates of all characters involved. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 31.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Fantasy fiction Fairy tales -- Germany -- Translations into Finnish PT Text Category: Novels Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: German Literature 278153 2025-07-21T08:34:39.289153 text/html 277981 277903 2024-10-22T07:11:56.082045 2023-09-23T05:27:53.806979 text/html text/html 176596 2025-07-21T08:34:45.868148 application/epub+zip 179453 2025-07-21T08:34:42.397120 application/epub+zip 163135 2025-07-21T08:34:41.046188 application/epub+zip 353089 2025-07-21T08:34:48.541141 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334216 2025-07-21T08:34:45.188148 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282575 2022-09-24T06:37:45.033562 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253918 2025-07-21T08:34:38.987144 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 234225 2024-10-23T01:12:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19107 2025-07-21T08:34:48.670099 application/rdf+xml 15410 2025-07-21T08:34:41.551207 image/jpeg 3968 2025-07-21T08:34:41.305149 image/jpeg 176554 2025-07-21T08:34:39.312140 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia de.wikipedia