»Kleider machen Leute« ist die mit Abstand populärste Erzählung aus Kellers Novellenzyklus »Die Leute von Seldwyla«. Aus Seldwyla stammt auch der romantisch veranlagte, arbeitslose Schneidergeselle Wenzel Strapinski. Durch ein Missverständnis, das
"Green Henry" is a vivid and absorbing representation of Gottfried Keller's ideals and philosophy, written in poetic language and a realistic style that documents the emergence of an artist and the development of a man. Partly autobiographical, the narrat
Short Shorts is a delightful anthology of miniature masterpieces. Here are thirty-eight brief, brilliant flashes of fiction, both classic and contemporary. Each work is superb, intense, and speaks to the human condition in a profound, often provocative wa