{"product_id":"pictors-metamorphoses-and-other-fantasies-9780312422646","title":"Pictor's Metamorphoses: And Other Fantasies","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the spring of 1922, several months after completing \u003ci\u003eSiddhartha\u003c\/i\u003e, Hermann Hesse wrote a fairy tale that was also a love story, inspired by the woman who was to become his second wife. That story, \u003ci\u003ePictor's Metamorphoses\u003c\/i\u003e, is the centerpiece of this anthology of Hesse's luminous short fiction. Based on \u003ci\u003eThe Arabian Nights\u003c\/i\u003e and the work of the Brothers Grimm, the nineteen stories collected here represent a half century of Hesse's short writings. They display the full range of Hesse's lifetime fascination with fantasy--as dream, fairy tale, satire, or allegory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHermann Hesse\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Germany in 1877 and later became a citizen of Switzerland. As a Western man profoundly affected by the mysticism of Eastern thought, he wrote novels, stories, and essays bearing a vital spiritual force that has captured the imagination and loyalty of many generations of readers. His works include \u003ci\u003eSteppenwolf\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNarcissus and Goldmund\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Bead Game\u003c\/i\u003e. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946. Hermann Hesse died in 1962.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491673608466,"sku":"9780312422646","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bdc48110-f33b-476d-9b4f-e274e9d99bc1.jpg?v=1730548188","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/pictors-metamorphoses-and-other-fantasies-9780312422646","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}