Malvina, or the Heart's Intuition |
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| Author:
| Wirtemberska, Maria |
| Translator:
| Phillips, Ursula |
| ISBN: | 978-0-87580-450-7 |
| Publication Date: | May 2012 |
| Publisher: | Cornell University Press
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| Imprint: | Northern Illinois University Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $18.00 |
Book Description:
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First published in Warsaw in 1816, Malvina, or the Heart's Intuition has been largely--and unjustly--ignored by the Polish literary canon. Ingeniously structured and vividly related by a Tristram Shandy-esque narrator, Maria Wirtemberska's psychologically complex work is often considered Poland's first modern novel.This splendid translation by...
First published in Warsaw in 1816, Malvina, or the Heart's Intuition has been largely--and unjustly--ignored by the Polish literary canon. Ingeniously structured and vividly related by a Tristram Shandy-esque narrator, Maria Wirtemberska's psychologically complex work is often considered Poland's first modern novel.This splendid translation by...