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Peter Schlemihl The Shadowless Man

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Peter Schlemihl The Shadowless Man	comment	In this 1814 novella by Adelbert von Chamisso, the protagonist encounters an old man who seems to have strange powers. The man compliments him on his shadow, and offers to buy it in exchange for a bottomless purse. The protagonist is perplexed as to how or why a shadow could be bought, but on seeing the bottomless purse, happily agrees. As the genre savy would suspect, he learns too late that there is a downside to the bargain. (full-text available at the Internet Archive[1])Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_3'); })
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Peter Schlemihl The Shadowless Man / int_1fc8335e	type	Deal with the Devil
Peter Schlemihl The Shadowless Man / int_1fc8335e	comment	Deal with the Devil: Strongly implied, though he didn't realize it at the time. Also averted, in that once he realized the nature of the first transaction (and the old man refused to reverse it), the protagonist refuses to accept a second transaction where his shadow is returned in exchange for his soul.
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Peter Schlemihl The Shadowless Man / int_251bbe0e	type	Genre Blindness
Peter Schlemihl The Shadowless Man / int_251bbe0e	comment	Genre Blindness: A strange old man with odd powers asking for a seemingly harmless price in exchange for a powerful reward. What could possibly go wrong?
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Peter Schlemihl The Shadowless Man / int_3b113b7	type	Character Development
Peter Schlemihl The Shadowless Man / int_3b113b7	comment	Character Development: The protagonist grows into a better person over the course of the story.
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Peter Schlemihl The Shadowless Man / int_537dd8fe	type	Affably Evil
Peter Schlemihl The Shadowless Man / int_537dd8fe	comment	Affably Evil: The old man
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Peter Schlemihl The Shadowless Man / int_854e85b0	type	Casts No Shadow
Peter Schlemihl The Shadowless Man / int_854e85b0	comment	Casts No Shadow: naturally.
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Peter Schlemihl The Shadowless Man / int_b7e0c5ff	type	Love Triangle
Peter Schlemihl The Shadowless Man / int_b7e0c5ff	comment	Love Triangle: One of the motivations behind the above Jerkass's betrayal.
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Peter Schlemihl The Shadowless Man / int_d0dd22a7	type	The Adjectival Man
Peter Schlemihl The Shadowless Man / int_d0dd22a7	comment	The Adjectival Man: naturally.
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Peter Schlemihl The Shadowless Man / int_dfe120e5	type	Functional Magic
Peter Schlemihl The Shadowless Man / int_dfe120e5	comment	Functional Magic: A handful of magical objects.
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Peter Schlemihl The Shadowless Man / int_eb8e4fa8	type	Jerkass
Peter Schlemihl The Shadowless Man / int_eb8e4fa8	comment	Jerkass: One of the two servants he hires after gaining the endless purse.
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