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  1. Franziska
    Author: Weiss, Ernst
    Published: 2012
    Publisher:  Pushkin Press, London

    Following the death of her mother, Franziska turns away from love and follows a grimly determined path to achieve a career as a concert pianist. Her determination takes her from her humble home in a small Czech town to an unconventional life in... more

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    Following the death of her mother, Franziska turns away from love and follows a grimly determined path to achieve a career as a concert pianist. Her determination takes her from her humble home in a small Czech town to an unconventional life in Prague, and eventually draws to a destructive climax in pre-war Berlin. Franziska is a fascinating exploration of character, an alluring treatment of the power of music and of a woman's obsession. Ernst Weiss' second novel was published in 1914 and was highly regarded by Franz Kafka, with whom Weiss was in regular contact

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781901285789
    Scope: Online-Ressource (282 p)
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    Cover; Title Page; Contents; Part One; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; Part Two; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; Part Three; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; Part Four; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; Part Five; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; Afterword; Also Available from Pushkin Press; About the Publisher; Copyright;