The Bachelors

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Pushkin Press, Limited, 29. kol 2019. - Broj stranica: 160
Victor leaves the home of his foster mother to begin his working life. His journey takes him to a remote island, where he visits his only relative, an uncle he has never met. The old man, who has never known love, lives in a barricaded mansion, surrounded by an atmosphere of death and decay. Victor finds himself a virtual prisoner on this mysterious island and must confront his own past in order to regain control of his life--Publisher's description.

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O autoru (2019)

Adalbert Stifter (1805-1868) was an Austrian writer, painter and poet closely associated with the Biedermeier movement in European art. Following his studies at the University of Vienna, he worked as a tutor for aristocratic families before becoming a supervisor of elementary schools. He is particularly renowned for the vivid descriptions of natural landscapes in his writing, and has been celebrated by both German and English writers including Rainer Maria Rilke, Thomas Mann, W.G. Sebald, W.H. Auden and Herman Hesse.

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