Inspired by the suicides of two real-life sweethearts, this impassioned novel evokes the overwhelming beauty of young love and nature but is ultimately pessimistic about the possibility of such beauty surviving in the real world. Although it attracted controversy when it was first published in 1856, this timeless story is a fine example of 19th-century poetic realism.
A Village Romeo and Juliet (Oneworld Classics)
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Author(s)Gottfried Keller
PublisherOneworld Classics
ISBN / ASIN1847490867
ISBN-139781847490865
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Sales Rank2,364,899
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸