![]() ![]() On one hand, the book is generally considered too disturbing for modern-day young readers. Yet 'Struwwelpeter' owes its lasting fame particularly to the gruesome and morbid stories and Hoffmann's chilling drawings. It's even the second most widely translated German-language book of all time, only surpassed by Grimm's fairy tales. It has become a classic in children's literature, frequently reprinted, translated, bootlegged and parodied. 'Struwwelpeter' is a series of illustrated cautionary tales set to rhyme. Today he is best remembered for what is perhaps the most infamous educational children's poetry collection of all time: 'Der Struwwelpeter' (1845). ![]() Heinrich Hoffmann was a 19th-century German psychiatrist who published poems and novels in his spare time. 'Die Geschichte vom Daumenlutscher', from 'Der Struwwelpeter' (1845).ĭr. ![]()
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