Paul the Puppeteer

Novella by German writer Theodor Storm

The story is set at Der Alte Schützenhof in Husum

Paul the Puppeteer (German: Pole Poppenspäler) is an 1874 novella by the German writer Theodor Storm. It is about a Frisian woodturner who tells the story of how he got his nickname.

An English translation by Denis Jackson was published in 2004.[1] The story has been adapted for film multiple times.[2]

## Film adaptations

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* 1935 – Pole Poppenspäler, directed by Curt Oertel
* 1944/1945 – Der Puppenspieler, directed by Alfred Braun, left unfinished
* 1954 – Pole Poppenspäler, directed by Arthur Pohl
* 1968 – Pole Poppenspäler, directed by Günther Anders
* 1988 – Pole Poppenspäler, directed by Guy Kubli

## References

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German Wikisource has original text related to this article:

Pole Poppenspäler

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1. ^ Paul the Puppeteer, with The Village on the Moor and Renate. OCLC 52566801.
2. ^ Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 445\. ISBN 9783110951943.

## External links

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* Pole Poppenspäler at Projekt Gutenberg-DE (in German)

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Theodor Storm

Novellas|

* Immensee (1849)
* Paul the Puppeteer (1874)
* Viola Tricolor (1874)
* Aquis Submersus (1877)
* The Rider on the White Horse (1888)

Fairy tales|

* "Der kleine Häwelmann" (1849)

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* Germany

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