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A new translation of an 1890 Polish classic about a man infatuated with a woman of higher birth, cold as a doll. A tale of unrequited love. By the author of The Sins of Childhood.
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Classical in form, grave, earnest and prestige.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the book
- Author
- Bolesław Prus
- First published
- 1949
- Pages
- 701
- Publisher
- Central European University Press, Twayne Publishers, Nakład Gebethnera i Wolffa
- Editions
- 24
- Language
- Russian, English, Polish
- ISBN
- 9780701161408
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About Bolesław Prus · 1847–1912
Polish novelist
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