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 literary pantheon while...

• 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