Description
| Product ID: | 9780006550198 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Blue Flower |
| Authors: | Author: Penelope Fitzgerald |
| Page Count: | 320 |
| Subjects: | Biography: writers, Biography: literary, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Germany |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating From the Booker Prize-winning author of ‘Offshore’ comes this unusual romance between the poet Novalis and his fiancée Sophie, newly introduced by Candia McWilliam. From the Booker Prize-winning author of ‘Offshore’ comes this unusual romance between the poet Novalis and his fiancée Sophie, newly introduced by Candia McWilliam.The year is 1794 and Fritz, passionate, idealistic and brilliant, is seeking his father’s permission to announce his engagement to his heart’s desire: twelve-year-old Sophie. His astounded family and friends are amused and disturbed by his betrothal. What can he be thinking?Tracing the dramatic early years of the young German who was to become the great romantic poet and philosopher Novalis, ‘The Blue Flower’ is a masterpiece of invention, evoking the past with a reality that we can almost feel. |
| Imprint Name: | Fourth Estate Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1996-08-05 |
