Peter Schlemihl - Audiobook (Classic Audiobooks)

Adelbert von Chamisso · Classic Audiobooks

Jul 2026 · Golden Age Audiobooks · Narrated by John Whitman

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2 hr 5 min

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Peter Schlemihl by Adelbert von Chamisso is a haunting and imaginative classic of German Romantic literature — a strange, elegant tale about temptation, identity, and the price of losing what makes us human. When Peter Schlemihl meets a mysterious grey-clad stranger, he is offered an extraordinary bargain: endless wealth in exchange for his shadow. At first, the trade seems harmless. But Schlemihl soon discovers that a man without a shadow is an object of fear, suspicion, and rejection. Cut off from ordinary society, love, and peace of mind, he begins a lonely journey through a world that no longer accepts him. Blending fairy tale, philosophical allegory, and dark fantasy, Chamisso's unforgettable story explores the fragile boundary between outward appearance and inner worth. Both eerie and deeply human, Peter Schlemihl remains a timeless meditation on desire, isolation, and the consequences of choices that cannot easily be undone.

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