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Theodor Fontane’s realist novel, first published as a book in 1896, has been described by Thomas Mann as one of his six favorite novels. Effi von Briest is a seventeen-year-old girl who loves nothing more than gossiping with her friends and playing on the swing at her parents’ home. Her childhood is brought to an abrupt end when Baron Geert von Innstetten, an old flame of Effi’s mother, arrives. He is now a politician with a good future ahead of him and the von Briests determine that the 38-year-old workaholic would make a suitable husband for their young daughter. The newly married Effi moves to Innstetten’s house but she is homesick and bored. Her husband’s obsession with work and his cool emotions take their toll on the sensitive Effi. Soon she comes appreciate the attentions of Major von Crampas and to her life starts to spiral out of control.
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It's very moving, and it's incredibly funny ... I wasn't prepared for the wit. Stupendous on so many levels (Matt Wolff)
A stunningly moving, beautiful, witty and urbane novel: I was blown away by it. A wonderful translation (Kate Saunders)
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A stunningly moving, beautiful, witty and urbane novel: I was blown away by it. A wonderful translation (Kate Saunders)
Theodor Fontane (1819-98) was a German novelist and potitical reporter. Along with EFFI BRIEST, Fontane is remembered for FRAU JENNY TREIBEL (1892), an ironic criticism of middle-class hypocrisy and small-mindedness.
Hugh Rorrison has published extensively on modern German theatre and teaches German film at the University of Leeds. Helen Chambers organised the first conference on English translations of Fontane in 1992 and teaches German at the University of St Andrews.
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- PublisherGALLIMARD
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 2070749916
- ISBN 13 9782070749911
- BindingMass Market Paperback
- Number of pages352
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: OKAZ. Effi Briest est le dernier roman de l'écrivain allemand Theodor Fontane (1819 - 1898). Effi Briest, jeune femme adultère, brisée par une société d'hommes, est la victime d'un monde soumis aux lois des conventions morales. Dans la Prusse dévergondée par l'argent, le destin de cette femme n'est que résignation et mélancolie. Ce roman, considéré comme le chef-d'oeuvre de Fontane, est aussi l'un des chefs-d'oeuvre de l'école réaliste allemande. - Nombre de page(s) : 349 p. - Poids : 0g - Langue : fre - Genre : Littérature française Romans Nouvelles Correspondance L'étrangère. Seller Inventory # O161635-666
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. French Edition; 7.48 X 4.49 X 0.79 inches. Seller Inventory # 317447
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