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4	->''"Shy - with a trembling heart, I hand over to the world some pages of life, of suffering, of hope, of longing, in sweet hours of leisure, of poetic inspiration streamed from my innermost being."''
5	-->--'''Murr''' ([[InsistentTerminology Étudiant en belles lettres]]) in the foreword of his autobiography
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7	''The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr, together with a fragmentary Biography of Kapellmeister Johannes Kreisler on Random Sheets of Waste Paper'' is a Romantic novel by Creator/ETAHoffmann, written in two volumes (a planned third part wasn't finished as he DiedDuringProduction) in 1819 to 1821.
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9	The book is a deliberately over-the-top parody of the genius concept in Romanticism as well a satire on the highlife of Hoffmann's time. Its unusual form consists of two biographies sliced into one: the autobiography of the pretentious Tomcat Murr, and the biography about the genius musician Johannes Kreisler, whose servant Master Abraham is the owner of Murr.
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12	!! Animal Tropes brought to you by the genius tomcat Murr:
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14	%%* AnachronicOrder: The Kreisler segments.
15	* BrotherhoodOfFunnyHats: The novel's brotherhood of cats, as a parody on ''Studentenverbindungen'', ambiguously militaristic and authoritarian associations of elite students.
16	* BunnyEarsLawyer: Johannes Kreisler, oh my god, Kreisler. He almost has NoSocialSkills and randomly disappears or practices at 2 in the morning, but is also one of the most accomplished musicians and composers of his time.
17	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass / TookALevelInBadass: Being a barely respected new member of the brotherhood of cats, he is involved into a duel and discovers his great agility. He wins and thus is considered a Badass by his peers.
18	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Something bad happened to Hektor in Italy, but [[NoEnding we never get to know]].
19	%%* DeadpanSnarker: Among [[WorldOfHam the positively Romantic cast]], Master Abraham stands out as the snarkiest guy.
20	* DirectLineToTheAuthor: Hoffmann states in the foreword that he merely is the editor for Murr.
21	* {{Doppelganger}}: Kreisler gets a minor HeroicBSOD when he considers that ''he'' is one of MadArtist Leonhard Ettlinger.
22	* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler: Muzius']] sudden death by a paw infection.
23	* DuelToTheDeath: When Murr battles a rival, he nearly kills him.
24	* HeartbrokenBadass: Master Abraham, who misses his beloved Chiara [[spoiler:and happened to be an [[MysteriousPast undercover agent]] back in his days at Italy]].
25	%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: Multiple: Kreisler / Abraham, Murr / Muzius, Princess Hedwiga / Julia.
26	* LargeHam: %%Tomcat Murr, one of the Largest Hams you will find in the realm of animals.
27	** Kreisler with his long rants about art and passion. And the monk towards the end of the book, who suddenly hams up magnificently when [[SeriousBusiness he thinks Kreisler insults him]].
28	* LoveDodecahedron: Princess Hedwiga crushed on the Prince Hektor, who in turn crushed on Julia, who crushed on Kreisler, who crushed on the Princess.
29	* MadArtist: The painter Leonhard Ettlinger went insane.
30	%%* MrImagination: Kreisler and Master Abraham both have their moments.
31	%%* MsFanservice: Julia, for the Kreisler segments, and the cat Miesmies, at least according to Murr.
32	%%* MysteriousPast: Master Abraham, who gets recognized by Prince Hektor from his DarkAndTroubledPast in Italy.
33	* NoSocialSkills: Zigzagged with Kreisler, who is occasionally portrayed as genuinely antisocial (especially when dealing with authority figures), but is popular in the court and has many friends.
34	* UnreliableNarrator: The pretentious tomcat Murr, who constantly brags about himself while his actual list of achievements is small.
35	%%* ScrapbookStory
36	%%* SmallNameBigEgo: Tomcat Murr runs with this trope, even after he TookALevelInBadass.
37	* SurpriseIncest: The beautiful cat that Murr tries to seduce after the funeral of [[spoiler:his best friend Muzius]] is actually his daughter.
38	* TalkingAnimal: Neatly played with as Murr is a writing animal.

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