![]() ![]() This particularly well written historical novel brings two of the strongest points of Fitzgerald’s writing together. ![]() It looks into the years 1790 to 1797 when he was still a student, and especially into his infatuation with the 12-year old Sophie von Kühn who he meets at the home of the Rockenthien family and his immediate decision to marry her. ![]() The story is about a part of the life of the poet Novalis (1772-1801), real name Friedrich von Hardenberg, a Jena Romanticist. Penelope Fitzgerald is one of the greatest post-war English writers, with two remarkable talents: both shine very clear in this beautiful book. ![]()
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