Bøker av Heinrich von Kleist

When his attempts to claim his rights are thwarted by bureaucracy and nepotism, Kohlhaas vows to take justice into his own - increasingly bloody - hands.

Part of Alma Classics 101 Pages series, The Marquise of O is a masterpiece of psychological literature. This unique edition is accompanied by The Earthquake in Chile and The Foundling, showcasing the range of their author's narrative abilities and his taste for the ambiguous and the paradoxical.

An imperishable gem of German literature, Kleist's The Broken Pitcher is pure comedy. The author's handling of the theme - the judge as culprit - shows supreme mastery. This translation by Bayard Morgan, originally published in 1961, is faithful in form.