The Doll

The city of Warsaw, under Russian rule in the late 1870s, is the setting for this story. The middle-aged hero, Wokulski, bold and successful in business, is being destroyed by his obsessive love for the frigid, aristocratic society ‘doll’ Izabela. The embattled aristocracy, the new men of finance, D...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Prus, Bolesław
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Budapest ; New York Central European University Press [2022]
Zusammenfassung:
The city of Warsaw, under Russian rule in the late 1870s, is the setting for this story. The middle-aged hero, Wokulski, bold and successful in business, is being destroyed by his obsessive love for the frigid, aristocratic society ‘doll’ Izabela. The embattled aristocracy, the new men of finance, Dickensian tradesmen and the urban poor all come vividly to life on the vast, superbly detailed canvas
Umfang:
1 online resource (702 p.)
Schriftenreihe:
CEU Press Classics (formerly Central European Classics)
ISBN:
9789633865378
DOI:
10.1515/9789633865378
Schlagworte:
LITERARY CRITICISM / General
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