One of the most beautiful fairy tales of Romanticism – retold by Günter de Bruyn. Undine longs to love and be loved. Her wish comes true when she meets a knight. But can love be relied upon? Like the mermaids and nymphs, Undine belongs to the numerous water spirits and water women of world literature. She became famous through the eponymous fairy tale by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué from 1811. Günter de Bruyn retells the fairy tale, focusing in his clear, masterful prose on the essence of this classic story, which was recently successfully adapted into a film by director Christian Petzold: the moving tale of love, loyalty, and betrayal. The original text of the fairy tale by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué is included in the appendix. In the paperback edition, it does not include the illustrations by Jörg Hülsmann.