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My marriage
Uniform Title
Ganna. English
Title
My marriage / Jakob Wassermann ; translated from the German by Michael Hofmann.
ISBN
9781590179222 (paperback)
1590179226 (paperback)
9781590179239 (electronic)
Publication
New York : New York Review Books, [2016]
Physical Description
277 pages ; 21 cm.
Notes
"This is a New York Review Book" -- t.p. verso.
"First published in German, within Joseph Kerkhovens dritte Existenz by Querido, Amsterdam, in 1934. This translation first published by Penguin Classics in 2012." -- t.p. verso.
Summary
"Alexander Herzog, a young writer, goes to Vienna to escape his debts and a failed love affair. There he is pursued by book-loving Ganna: giddy, girlish, clumsy, eccentric, and wild. Dazzled and unnerved by her devotion to him, and attracted to the large dowry offered by her wealthy father, he thinks he can mold Ganna into what he wants. But no one can control her troubling passions. As their marriage starts to self-destruct, Herzog will discover that he can never escape her. Posthumously published in 1934 and based on Wassermann's own ruinous marriage, My Marriage is a tragic masterpiece that unfolds in shocking detail. This story of rare intensity and drama is now brought to English readers in a powerful translation by Michael Hofmann. "-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Wassermann, Jakob, 1873-1934, author. My marriage New York : New York Review of Books, 2016
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 03, 2016
Series
New York Review Books classics
Bibliography
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