The reading of Eduard von Keyserling is addictive. He is the master of sensual storytelling, a gifted impressionist and mood magician, and his work is among the most stylish produced by German-language literature. On the occasion of his 100th death anniversary, Manesse honors Eduard von Keyserling with a bibliophile collector's edition that brings together all of his stories for the first time. In his time, Thomas Mann, Lion Feuchtwanger, and Herman Bang were among his admirers. To this day, critics can't help but rave: "Better than Fontane!" (Michael Maar), "Don't read, sip!" (Tilman Krause), or: "Houellebecq minus the cynicism" (Iris Radisch). Contemporary in the best sense, this classic is more worth discovering than ever.