Caspar Hauser by Jakob Wassermann
Retells a story of historical fact. The story concerns a youth who appeared out of nowhere in Nuremberg one day in 1828, unable to speak, able only to write his name, and who proved to have been kept in close confinement from very early childhood.
Wassermann, Jakob: - Jakob Wassermann (1873-1934) was a Jewish-German writer. He was born near Nuremberg, the town where Kaspar Hauser appeared in 1828. Wassermann's grandfather had seen Hauser himself and spoke of the deep impression he had made. Wassermann's novel of Kaspar Hauser's story took fifteen years to complete and was published in 1908.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780140181951 |
| ISBN 10 | 0140181954 |
| Title | Caspar Hauser |
| Author | Jakob Wassermann |
| Series | Penguin Twentieth Century Classics S |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 1992-06-25 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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