Chamisso, Adelbert von 1781-1838

Peter Schlemihls wundersame Geschichte by Adelbert von Chamisso ( Book )
935 editions published between 1800 and 2011 in 29 languages and held by 1,279 libraries worldwide
Asked which book by another author he would most like to claim as his own work, Italo Calvino once said without hesitation, Adelbert von Chamisso's Peter Schlemiel. First published in 1814, this brilliant novel is not only a precursor of Poe, Kafka, and the magic realists - it is a timeless fable with a remarkably contemporary flavor. When a mysterious man in a gray coat asks Peter Schlemiel if he would sell him his shadow, that "lovely, lovely shadow" of his, he naturally thinks the man must be mad. But then the stranger makes him an offer he can't refuse. In return for his shadow, Schlemiel receives a neverending source of riches, and he is convinced he is on the road to happiness. Yet he finds that without a shadow he is rejected by society and unable to find the fulfillment of love. After a series of fantastic adventures, Peter Schlemiel realizes that he must discover a new way to give his life meaning if he is to go on in the world.

Frauenliebe und Leben : op. 42 ; Liederkreis : op. 39 by Robert Schumann ( Recording )
196 editions published between 1840 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 769 libraries worldwide
III. Vokalmusik. 12. Für 1 Singstimme mit Klavierbegl.

Werke by Adelbert von Chamisso ( Book )
135 editions published between 1800 and 1974 in 3 languages and held by 499 libraries worldwide

A voyage around the world with the Romanzov exploring expedition in the years 1815-1818 in the brig Rurik, Captain Otto von Kotzebue by Adelbert von Chamisso ( Book )
18 editions published between 1836 and 1986 in 3 languages and held by 297 libraries worldwide
Louis Charles Adèlaïde de Chamisso de Boncourt, better known under his German name of Adelbert von Chamisso served as a naturalist on the Kotzebue Voyage 1815-1818. Excerpts from his diary in this volume include all those which deal with Alaska or Alaskan waters. Also includes descriptions of plants, birds and sea mammals encountered as well as native Eskimos.

A voyage of discovery into the South Sea and Beering's Straits by Otto von Kotzebue ( Book )
24 editions published between 1821 and 1987 in 4 languages and held by 276 libraries worldwide

Gedichte by Adelbert von Chamisso ( Book )
139 editions published between 1831 and 1985 in German and Undetermined and held by 227 libraries worldwide

Gesammelte Werke by Adelbert von Chamisso ( Book )
41 editions published between 1850 and 1964 in German and Undetermined and held by 169 libraries worldwide

Adelbert von Chamisso's Werke by Adelbert von Chamisso ( Book )
36 editions published between 1836 and 1998 in German and English and held by 150 libraries worldwide

Sämtliche Werke : [in 2 Bd. : nach d. Text d. Ausg. letzter Hand u.d. Handschr by Adelbert von Chamisso ( Book )
9 editions published between 1881 and 1980 in German and held by 133 libraries worldwide

Dichterliebe, op. 48 Liederkreis, op. 39 ; Fünf Lieder, op. 40 by Robert Schumann ( Recording )
4 editions published between 1997 and 2004 in German and held by 117 libraries worldwide