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OverviewEffi Briest is steered into marriage with a man twenty years her senior, and taken to live in a remote Baltic seaport. Isolated and bored, she drifts into an affair, which is quickly ended. Years later the past catches up with Effi, with profound consequences. Fontane's masterpiece, the novel is an acute portrait of Prussian society. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Theodor Fontane , Hugh Rorrison , Helen ChambersPublisher: Pushkin Press Imprint: Pushkin Press Classics ISBN: 9781805331599ISBN 10: 1805331590 Pages: 368 Publication Date: 18 July 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviews''I have been haunted by it ... as I am by those novels that seem to do more than they say, to induce strong emotions that can't quite be accounted for'' - Hermione Lee ''A stunningly moving, beautiful, witty and urbane novel: I was blown away by it.'' - Kate Saunders ''Fontane's masterpiece is now generally acclaimed as Germany's contribution, alongside Madame Bovary and Anna Karenina, to the great nineteenth-century European novels of adultery'' - TLS Author InformationTheodor Fontane (1819-98) was a German novelist and potitical reporter. He began writing novels - now his best known works - at the age of 57.Fontane once said that 'women's stories are generally far more interesting' , and the story of Effi Briest (1894), is considered his masterpiece. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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