Contributions

  • Hofmann, Michael, 1957 August 25- translator - Contributor

Publication

2016 - , New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

69,250 words, Guess

Page Count

277 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • DDC833/.912
  • LCCPT2647.A92 G2613 2016
  • LCCPT2647.A92
and 1 more
  • LCCPT2647.A92G2613 2016

Description

"Alexander Herzog, a young writer, goes to Vienna to escape his debts and a failed love affair. There he is pursued by book-loving Ganna: giddy, girlish, clumsy, eccentric, and wild. Dazzled and unnerved by her devotion to him, and attracted to the large dowry offered by her wealthy father, he thinks he can mold Ganna into what he wants. But no one can control her troubling passions. As their marriage starts to self-destruct, Herzog will discover that he can never escape her. Posthumously published in 1934 and based on Wassermann's own ruinous marriage, My Marriage is a tragic masterpiece that unfolds in shocking detail. This story of rare intensity and drama is now brought to English readers in a powerful translation by Michael Hofmann. "--

Subjects

Series Statement

  • New York Review Books classics

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