Effi Briest: Book Guide, Author and Facts
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Unworldly young Effi Briest is married off to Baron von Innstetten, an austere and ambitious civil servant twice her age, who has little time for his new wife. Isolated and bored, Effi finds comfort and distraction in a brief liaison with Major Crampas, a married man with a dangerous reputation. But years later, when Effi has almost forgotten her affair, the secret returns to haunt her - with fatal consequences. In taut, ironic prose Fontane depicts a world where sexuality and the will to enjoy life are stifled by vain pretences of civilization, and the obligations of circumstance. Considered to be his greatest novel, this is a humane, unsentimental portrait of a young woman torn between her duties as a wife and mother and the instincts of her heart.
Quick facts about Effi Briest
- Title: Effi Briest
- Author: Theodor Fontane
- First published: 1894
- Genre: fiction, social life and customs, prussian national characteristics
- OpenLibrary ID: OL857189W
Where to read Effi Briest
Effi Briest by Theodor Fontane is widely available in print, ebook and audiobook editions from major retailers and libraries.
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What is Effi Briest about?
Unworldly young Effi Briest is married off to Baron von Innstetten, an austere and ambitious civil servant twice her age, who has little time for his new wife.
Who wrote Effi Briest?
Effi Briest was written by Theodor Fontane.
When was Effi Briest published?
Effi Briest was first published in 1894.
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