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Theodor Fontane: Effi Briest. Roman Lesefreundlicher Gro druck in 16-pt-Schrift Bereits seit 1890 arbeitet Fontane an dem Gesellschaftsroman, der zu einem Hauptwerk des poetischen Realismus werden wird. Von 1894 bis 1895 wird der Text zun chst als Fortsetzung in der Zeitschrift... Read Full Overview

Effi Briest is a realist novel by Theodor Fontane. Published in book form in 1895, Effi Briest marks both a watershed and a climax in the poetic realism of literature.

This title is part of GERMAN LITERATURE ON THE GO editions presenting German classic literature with in an abbreviated original text volume reaching out to foreign readers with little time or limited access providing an easy reading experience. GERMAN LITERATURE ON THE GO editions... Read Full Overview

Seventeen-year-old Effi Briest is steered by her parents into marriage with an ambitious bureaucrat, twenty years her senior. He takes her from her home to a remote provincial town on the Baltic coast of Prussia where she is isolated, bored, and prey to superstitious fears... Read Full Overview

In 1919 Thomas Mann hailed Effi Briest (1895) as one of "the six most significant novels ever written." Set in Bismarck's Germany, Fontane's luminous tale of a socially suitable but emotionally disastrous match between the enchanting seventeen-year-old Effi and an austere, workaholic... Read Full Overview

Theodor Fontane: Effi Briest Sonderausgabe >200 Jahre Fontane Viel zu jung, mit 17 Jahren, wird die sch ne Effi mit dem mehr als doppelt so alten Baron von Innstetten verheiratet. Ihr Ehemann behandelt sie schlecht, wertsch tzt sie nicht und benutzt sie als willf hriges... Read Full Overview