Bunte Steine Explained
| Colourful stones |
| Author: | Adalbert Stifter |
| Title Orig: | Bunte Steine |
| Genre: | --> |
| Publisher: | Gustav Heckenast |
| Pub Date: | 1853 |
| Number Of Books: | 6 |
Colourful stones (German: Bunte Steine) is the name of six novellas by Adalbert Stifter, published in two volumes in 1853 by Gustav Heckenast in Pest. The subtitle is: Ein Festgeschenk (a present).
A first complete English translation of the work by Isabel Fargo Cole was released by The New York Review of Books in April 2021.[1]
Editions
Five out of six novellas already existed in preceding editions:
- Granit (Granite) 1848 as Die Pechbrenner (Vergißmeinnicht. Taschenbuch für 1849)
- Kalkstein (Limestone) 1847 as Der arme Wohlthäter (Austria. Österreichischer Universal-Kalender für das Schaltjahr 1848)
- Turmalin 1851 as Der Pförtner im Herrenhause (Libussa. Jahrbuch für 1852)
- Bergkristall (Rock Crystal) 1845 as Der heilige Abend (Die Gegenwart. Politisch literarisches Tageblatt)
- Bergmilch 1843 as Wirkungen eines weißen Mantels (Wiener Zeitschrift für Kunst, Literatur, Theater und Mode)
Notes and References
- Book: Motley Stones Paperback – 4 May 2021. .
