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Do you like fantasy? Then you will love E.T.A. Hoffmann! At the beginning of the 19th century, he created fantasy worlds to escape from his daily routine as a lawyer. Lose yourself with us in his dream worlds.

This thriller brought about a turning point: in it, the good investigator no longer fights the bad criminal, but good and bad are mixed in many layers. But that's what makes this novel so exciting.

Shortly before the end of the Second World War, when Europe was ravaged by violence and destruction, the Zurich publishing house Conzett & Huber began a series of books that tied with the spirit of reason and humanity. The German prince of poets Goethe was one of the first authors to be published. Here you will read, why.

Fontane's literary mastery is evident in his seminal novel Effi Briest. From today's perspective, the conventions and constraints described therein seem hardly comprehensible. You can find out here why it is still worth reading this book.

Sherlock Holmes is the father of all detectives. With him, Conan Doyle created the pattern every television inspector is still modelled on today. Join us to have a look at the beginning of the crime novel.