The novel “The Serapion Brothers” by the famous German romantic writer E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776–1822) is a cycle of narratives united by the framing story of young writers - the Serapion brothers. Incredible events, vampires, necromancers, mysterious beauties come to life on the pages of a book that has not been completely published in Russian translation for more than 70 years.

At the court of the Landgrave of Thuringia, the best Mastersingers of the German lands, equal in skill, connected friendship. But Heinrich Ofterdinger became jealous of the fame and success of Wolfram von Eschenbach and withdrew from the court. From a mysterious stranger, Heinrich learned the name of the master who would teach him and show him the path the singer should follow. Meister Klingsor's songs will help you win the countess's heart! But what price will Klingsor demand?