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Book 1994

Elective affinities

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
Published
1994
  • German literature
  • Fiction, general
  • German fiction
  • Aristocracy (Social class)
  • Fiction
  • Translations into English

"Charlotte and Eduard, aristocrats with little to occupy them, invite Ottilie and the Captain into their lives; against morality, good sense, and conscious will, all four a drawn into relationships as inexorably as if they were substances in a chemical equation..."-- Publisher description.