The late stories by an influential writer of singular talent
Between 1799, when he left the Prussian Army, and his suicide in 1811,
Kleist developed into a writer of unprecedented and tragically isolated
genius. This collection of works from the last period of his life also
includes 'The Earthquake in Chile, ' 'Michael Kohlhaas, ' 'The
Beggarwoman of Locarno, ' 'St. Cecilia or The Power of Music, ' 'The
Betrothal in Santo Domingo, ' 'The Foundling, ' and 'The Duel.'
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