· Published in , On Tangled Paths caused a scandal on publication with its portrayal of a sexual affair across the classes, and is a taut, flawless masterpiece. Theodor Fontane was born in the Prussian province of Brandenburg in After qualifying as a Category: Free. My version of the German classic novel by Theodor Fontane, Irrungen, Wirrungen was the Penguin edition translated by Peter James Bowman titled, On Tangled Paths, though other versions of the novel have it listed as Trials Tribulations. I enjoyed reading this prime example of German Realism but confess that I probably enjoyed reading about the author's life far more than dealing with his novel/5. · On Tangled Paths () by Theodor Fontane. Febru. Febru. / miss quickly. I found this tiny book nestled in between the Gillian Flynns and the John Grishams in my local library. It’s unusual to find obscure classics at my www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 3 mins.
Theodor Fontane (), one of Germany's greatest writers, published sixteen novels and also worked as a pharmacist, soldier, press agent, journalist, and war correspondent. Peter James Bowman is a writer and translator who completed a doctoral thesis at Cambridge University on the works of Fontane. He lives in Ely, England. 'On Tangled Paths has the flawless logic and beautiful design of the novella at its best' - Paul Binding, The Spectator 'There is an undertow of sadness to this novel, yet to read it is a joy, for its humanity, subtlety and visual immediacy' - Ruth Pavey, The Independent 'Theodor Fontane's first true masterpiece; it has a perfect beginning, a. "On Tangled Paths" by Theodor Fontane is hardly the novel about defying convention in Imperial Germany that the review proclaims it to be. It is the story of an impoverished aristocrat and his lover, a young woman of no particular birth, but whose personality makes her noble.
Overview. A moving love story and a vivid depiction of Berlin in the s, from Germany's greatest nineteenth-century novelist Theodor Fontane. In this classic novel—one of the pillars of German literature—Lene, a beautiful, orphaned young seamstress, falls in love with Botho, a handsome, aristocratic cavalry officer. Once again, Fontane asks us to attend to the ideas that are in people's heads. Yet he achieves that access to the inner life with an extraordinary economy of means. The endings to both novels are a case in point. In On Tangled Paths Kaethe comes across the announcement of the marriage of Gideon and Lene in the newspaper. She who manages to conduct (almost all of) her life in small talk, and who is always on the look-out for things that are ‘comical’, is amused by the names ‘Gideon. My version of the German classic novel by Theodor Fontane, Irrungen, Wirrungen was the Penguin edition translated by Peter James Bowman titled, On Tangled Paths, though other versions of the novel have it listed as Trials Tribulations. I enjoyed reading this prime example of German Realism but confess that I probably enjoyed reading about the author's life far more than dealing with his novel.
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