The wonderful History of Peter Schlemihl, the Man who lost his Shadow

Author(s): Adelbert Von Chamisso, Frederic Henry Hedge

Genre(s): Fantastic Fiction

Narrators: Mihai Borobocea, Ashley M., Megan Lam, James K. White

Number of Chapters: 12

Length: 02 hours and 39 minutes

Language: English

Peter Schlemihl is an ordinary man until one day he bargains with the devil: He trades his shadow for a bottomless purse. While this sounds like a good idea at first, it turns out that having no shadow is considered to be so strange by society, that even unlimited wealth cannot repair such a fault.

The story of Peter Schlemihl is exceedingly well-known even today, but the original text is not so widely-read as it once was. This very accessible translation by F.H. Hedge may be a good introduction to modern listeners. - Summary by Carolin