The Aspern Papers

Informationen zum Autor American author Henry James (1843-1916) spent most of his career in Europe and ultimately adopted British citizenship. A prolific writer of criticism, biography, and travel-related books and articles, James is known above all for his highly influential novels, which frequently explore the clash of Old and New World cultures. Klappentext With a decaying Venetian villa as a backdrop, an anonymous narrator relates his obsessive quest for the personal documents of a deceased Romantic poet, one Jeffrey Aspern. Led by his mission into increasingly unscrupulous behavior, he is ultimately faced with relinquishing his heart's desire or attaining it at an overwhelming price.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Dover Thrift Editions, Henry James
• Verlag: Dover Publications Inc.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 28.03.2003
• EAN: 9780486419220
• ISBN: 978-0-486-41922-0
• Seiten: 96
• Serien: Dover Thrift Editions; Dover Thrift Editions; Thrift Editions; Dover Thrift Editions: Classic
• Thema: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur