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Set around the events of the succession struggle of 1142 in
medieval Bohemia the main character, Witiko, the traditional
founder of the Rosenberg Family, searches for the Right, finds it
and his beloved, while never losing touch with the common folk. His
quest is amid the panoramic backdrop of national Bohemian politics
and history, with his fate paralleling that of the acknowledged
rightful duke, Wladislaw, who is also seeking the path of justice.
Witiko is considered one of the most significant German historical
novels of the Nineteenth Century.
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Rock Crystal (Paperback)
Adalbert Stifter; Translated by Elizabeth Mayer, Marianne Moore
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Adalbert Stifter's Rock Crystal is a Christmas story and a story
about the heart of the ice, the crystal. The charm of this
quasi-fairy tale is made even more poignant by the knowledge of the
author's eventual suicide. This seemingly simple fable of two
children lost in an icy landscape is eloquent in its innocence, but
is implicit with an unremitting consciousness of the fragility of
life and the inevitability of death. This is a wintry story of
village life in the high mountains, but also a parable of belief
and faith. The Rock Crystal of the title are shards of ice of the
glacier that dominates the landscape that Adalbert Stifter
describes. Translated from the German by Elizabeth Mayer and
Marianne Moore, Adalbert Stifter's Rock Crystal is published by
Pushkin Press. 'A tale of almost unendurable suspense' - New York
Review of Books Adalbert Stifter (1805-1868) was an Austrian
writer, painter and poet closely associated with the Biedermeier
movement in European art. Following his studies at the University
of Vienna, he was highly regarded as a tutor among aristocratic
families. The success of his first story The Condor in 1840
inaugurated a steady writing career, culminating in Der Nachsommer,
praised by Nietzsche as one of the two great novels of 19th century
Germany. He was especially notable for the vivid natural landscapes
depicted in his writing, and has long been popular in the
German-speaking world, influencing writers such as Hermann Hesse,
Thomas Mann and W.G. Sebald.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
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The Bachelors (Paperback)
David Bryer; Adalbert Stifter
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R310
R253
Discovery Miles 2 530
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With a mixture of hope and melancholy, young Victor leaves the home
of his foster mother to begin his working life. His journey takes
him to a remote island, where he visits his only relative - an
uncle he has never met. The old man, a lifelong bachelor, lives in
a barricaded mansion, enveloped by an atmosphere of decay. The two
men are immediately at odds. With his uncle hardly speaking to him,
Victor finds himself a virtual prisoner on this mysterious island.
As the frost between the men slowly begins to thaw, Victor realises
he must confront his own past to regain control of his life.
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Motley Stones (Paperback)
Adalbert Stifter, Isabel Fargo Cole
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R523
R424
Discovery Miles 4 240
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Bunte Steine
Adalbert Stifter
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R859
Discovery Miles 8 590
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Seemingly the simplest of stories--a passing anecdote of village
life-- Rock Crystal opens up into a tale of almost unendurable
suspense. This jewel-like novella by the writer that Thomas Mann
praised as "one of the most extraordinary, the most enigmatic, the
most secretly daring and the most strangely gripping narrators in
world literature" is among the most unusual, moving, and memorable
of Christmas stories. Two children--Conrad and his little sister,
Sanna--set out from their village high up in the Alps to visit
their grandparents in the neighboring valley. It is the day before
Christmas but the weather is mild, though of course night falls
early in December and the children are warned not to linger. The
grandparents welcome the children with presents and pack them off
with kisses. Then snow begins to fall, ever more thickly and
steadily. Undaunted, the children press on, only to take a wrong
turn. The snow rises higher and higher, time passes: it is deep
night when the sky clears and Conrad and Sanna discover themselves
out on a glacier, terrifying and beautiful, the heart of the void.
Adalbert Stifter's rapt and enigmatic tale, beautifully translated
by Elizabeth Mayer and Marianne Moore, explores what can be found
between Christmas Eve and Christmas Day--or on any night of the
year.
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Das Haidedorf
Adalbert Stifter
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R348
Discovery Miles 3 480
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Das Haidedorf
Adalbert Stifter
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R344
Discovery Miles 3 440
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Der Nachsommer
Adalbert Stifter
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R782
Discovery Miles 7 820
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Studien - Fünfter Band
Adalbert Stifter
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R2,265
R2,145
Discovery Miles 21 450
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