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Effi Briest (German pronunciation: [ˈɛfi ˈbʁiːst]) is a realist novel by Theodor Fontane. Published in book form in 1895, Effi Briest marks both a watershed and a climax in the poetic realism of literature.
- Theodor Fontane
- 1894
Effi Briest, novel by Theodor Fontane, written in 1891–93; published in installments in the literary and political periodical Deutsche Rundschau from October 1894 to March 1895 and in book form in 1895. Known for its deft characterization and accurate portrayal of Brandenburg society, the novel.
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- Fontane, Theodor, 1819-1898
- Effi Briest
- German
Sep 5, 2023 · Effi Briest is an 1895 realist novel written by German novelist and poet Theodor Fontane. It tells the tragic story of a young Prussian girl named Effi Briest, who marries a...
Effi Briest (1896), Theodore Fontane's Realist novel, tells the story of seventeen year old Effi, her arranged marriage to a much older man, her youthful, almost innocent, mistake of being seduced into adultery, and her tragic fall from grace and from her position in society.
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Effi Briest, a 17-year-old German aristocrat, is—as determined by her family—married to Baron Geert von Innstetten, a respectable but fairly inconsequential administrator for Otto von Bismarck (the first Chancellor of the German Empire as of 1871).
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Sep 5, 2023 · Effi Briest is a novel by German writer Theodor Fontane. The style of the novel's prose is realism, and the story depicts the realistic dynamics of a marriage in the nineteenth century....
