Malvina, or the Heart's Intuition

by Maria Wirtemberska

First published in Warsaw in 1816, Malvina, or the Heart's Intuition has been largely--and unjustly--ignored by the Polish literary canon. Ingeniously structured and vividly related by a Tristram Shandy-esque narrator, Maria Wirtemberska's psychologically complex work is often considered Poland's first modern novel. This splendid translation by Ursula Phillips should restore Wirtemberska to her rightful place in the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875804500
• ISBN13: 9780875804507
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher