Effi Briest.

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Theodor Fontane: Effi Briest. (E. Kaiser)

303 pages

English language

Published by E. Kaiser.

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Effi Briest is a realist novel by Theodor Fontane. Published in book form in 1895, Effi Briest marks both a watershed and a climax in the poetic realism of literature. It can be thematically compared to other novels on 19th century marriage from a female perspective, such as Anna Karenina and Madame Bovary, which are also adultery tragedies.

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