Elizabeth C. Knight Knihy

Ranging from macabre fantasies to fairy tales and tales of crime, these stories from the author of The Nutcracker create a rich fictional world. Hoffman paints a complex vision of humanity, where people struggle to establish identities in a hostile, absurd world. "The editors have made an excellent selection, and the result is a book of great distinction."—Denis Donoghue, New York Review of Books "The translators have proved fully equal to all the challenges of Hoffmann's romantic irony and his richly allusive prose, giving us an accurate and idiomatic rendering that also retains much of the original flavor."—Harry Zohn, Saturday Review

In response to the frantic pace of modern life, these simple tips and inspiring ideas will help readers create a warm, peaceful, and welcoming home environment. Packed with clever room-by-room suggestions for readers on making any place (even a hotel room) truly their own. Knight includes fascinating modern-day and age-old traditions from cultures around the world--the customs that transform a house into a home.