The Blue Flower (Paperback)

The Blue Flower is set in the age of Goethe, in the small towns and great universities of late-eighteenth-century Germany. It tells the true story of Friedrich von Hardenberg, a passionate, impetuous student of philosophy who will later gain fame as the Romantic poet Novalis. Fritz seeks his father's permission to wed his heart's heart, his spirit's guide -- a plain, simple child named Sophie von Kuhn. It is an attachment that shocks his family and friends. Their brilliant young Fritz, betrothed to a twelve-year-old dullard? How can this be?The irrationality of love, the transfiguration of the commonplace, the clarity of purpose that comes with knowing one's own fate -- these are the themes of this beguiling novel, themes treated with a mix of wit, grace, and mischievous humor unique to the art of Penelope Fitzgerald. This new edition features an introduction by Candia McWilliam.

General

Imprint:	HarperPaperbacks
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2014
First published:	October 2014
Authors:	Penelope Fitzgerald
Dimensions:	201 x 132 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-0-544-35945-1
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Historical fiction Promotions
LSN:	0-544-35945-3
Barcode:	9780544359451

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