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OverviewSchwarzenbach’s clear, psychologically acute prose makes this novella an evocative narrative, with many intriguing parallels to her own life. Annemarie Schwarzenbach—journalist, novelist, antifascist, archaeologist, and traveler—has become a European cult figure for bohemian free spirits since the rediscovery of her works in the late 1980s. Lyric Novella is her story of a young man’s obsession with a Berlin variété actress. Despite having his future career mapped out for him in the diplomatic service, the young man begins to question all his family values under Sibylle’s spell. His family, future, and social standing become irrelevant when set against his overriding compulsion to pick her up every night from the theater so they can go for a drive. Bringing the story back to her own life, Schwarzenbach admitted after publication that her hero was in fact a young woman, not a man, leaving little doubt that Lyric Novella is a literary tale of lesbian love during socially and politically turbulent times. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Annemarie Schwarzenbach , Lucy Renner Jones , Lucy JonesPublisher: Seagull Books London Ltd Imprint: Seagull Books London Ltd Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 20.70cm Weight: 0.126kg ISBN: 9781803090375ISBN 10: 1803090375 Pages: 138 Publication Date: 23 September 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsTranslator's Introduction Lyric Novella AfterwordReviewsThe subject of Annemarie Schwarzenbach's story is not failed love- Sibylle's apparent emotional coldness-but the failure of love-the protagonist's helpless inability, in the crucial moment, to accept his human responsibility toward the beloved. * Neue Zurcher Zeitung * The work bears the face of its time, but it is so gentle, silent and veiled that one can barely exclude the person behind the mask. A mask is in fact this face, because the hero is a heroine who does not want to be seen. * Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung * “The subject of Annemarie Schwarzenbach’s story is not failed love— Sibylle’s apparent emotional coldness—but the failure of love—the protagonist’s helpless inability, in the crucial moment, to accept his human responsibility toward the beloved.” * Neue Zürcher Zeitung * “The work bears the face of its time, but it is so gentle, silent and veiled that one can barely exclude the person behind the mask. A mask is in fact this face, because the hero is a heroine who does not want to be seen.” * Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung * Author InformationAnnemarie Schwarzenbach (1908–42) was a writer, journalist, and photographer who worked periodically as an archaeologist. She is the author of the poem Aus Tétouan, Der Krater der Tiere, Das Wunder des Baumes. Lucy Renner Jones is a freelance translator living in Berlin. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |