“An astonishing book . . . Fitzgerald’s greatest triumph.” — New York Times Book Review
The Blue Flower is set in the age of Goethe, in the small towns and great universities of late eighteenth-century Germany. It tells the true story of Friedrich von Hardenberg, a passionate, impetuous student of philosophy who will later gain fame as the Romantic poet Novalis. Fritz seeks his father’s permission to wed his “heart's heart,” his “spirit's guide”—a plain, simple child named Sophie von Kühn. It is an attachment that shocks his family and friends. Their brilliant young Fritz, betrothed to a twelve-year-old dullard? How can this be?
The irrationality of love, the transfiguration of the commonplace, the clarity of purpose that comes with knowing one’s own fate—these are the themes of this beguiling novel, themes treated with a mix of wit, grace, and mischievous humor unique to the art of Penelope Fitzgerald.
“An extraordinary imagining . . . an original masterpiece.” —Hermione Lee, Financial Times
In eighteenth-century Germany, the impetuous student of philosophy who will later gain fame as the Romantic poet Novalis seeks his father's permission to wed his true philosophy -- a plain, simple child named Sophie. The attachment shocks his family and friends. This brilliant young man, betrothed to a twelve-year-old dullard! How can it be? A literary sensation and a bestseller in England and the United States, The Blue Flower was one of eleven books- and the only paperback- chosen as an Editor's Choice by the New York Times Book Review. The 1997 National Book Critics Circle Award Winner in Fiction.
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Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. Full number line 1-9. In blue boards with gilt to type on spine. Hard bumps to top corners and wear to spine ends. Gift inscription to ffep. Pages tanned. Jacket is price-clipped with creasing at top corners and edgewear. 1st Printing. N° de réf. du vendeur LPB008765PF
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Vendeur : Mungobooks, Poole, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 1st edition 1st printing hardback in unclipped jacket. Book and jacket in near fine condition with no inscriptions, usual tanning to page edges because of cheap paper used by the publisher and slight lightening to spine of jacket. Not a book club edition, ex library or a remainder. Scans available on request. N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-1697996939320
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Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Page block and page edges are tanned; edges of jacket's inner flaps less so. A very good copy with clear text throughout. TS. Used. N° de réf. du vendeur 603976
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Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.9. N° de réf. du vendeur G0002239124I3N00
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Vendeur : Mungobooks, Poole, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 1st edition 1st printing hardback, in unclipped jacket. Both book and jacket in fine condition with no inscriptions, usual tanning to the page edges because of cheap paper used by the publisher. Not a book club edition, ex library or a remainder. Scans available on request. N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-1710617230854
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Vendeur : Setanta Books, Richmond, SURRE, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. First edition first impression in fine condition, pages are toned as is common with this title, no markings, pages clean, binding firm, jacket in removable protective sleeve, please see pics, paypal accepted, any questions please get in touch. N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-18990415563
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