The Sorcerer's Apprentice
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Hanns Heinz Ewers's first novel, Der Zauberlehrling (The Sorcerer's Apprentice), was published in 1910, with an English translation appearing in America in 1927. It introduces the character of Frank Braun, who, like Ewers, is a writer, historian, philosopher, and world traveller with a decidedly Nietzschean morality. The story concerns Braun's attempts to manipulate a small cult of evangelical Christians in a small Italian mountain village for his own financial gain, and the horrific results which ensue.
Other related stories
Similar themes (such as the power of magic or technology turning against the insufficiently wise person invoking it) are found in many traditions and works of art:
- Strega Nona
- Golem
- Frankenstein
- Faust
- "The Monkey's Paw"
- Wish (fiction)
- Sweet Porridge
- Forbidden Planet
- The Master and His Pupil
