Effi Briest (abridged)

Theodor Fontane

Sprache: English

Genres: Allgemeine Belletristik Veröffentlicht 1800 - 1900

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1. Chapter 1
2. Chapters 2 and 3
3. Chapter 4
4. Chapter 5
5. Chapter 6
6. Chapter 7
7. Chapter 8
8. Chapter 9
9. Chapters 10 and 11
10. Chapter 12
11. Chapter 13
12. Chapters 14 and 15
13. Chapters 16 and 17
14. Chapters 18-20
15. Chapter 21
16. Chapters 22 and 23
17. Chapters 24 and 25
18. Chapters 26-28
19. Chapters 29-31
20. Chapter 32
21. Chapters 33 and 34
22. Chapter 35
23. Chapter 36

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Effi Briest is a classic of Prussian Realism, relatively unknown in the English speaking world, but widely taught in German schools. This tragic tale tells the story of Effi, a young woman from an old and respectable family who, due to a sense of duty, marries Geert von Instetten, a much older Prussian official. The tragedy unfolds as a consequence of Instetten's strict following of his duties in society in response to his wife's indiscretions.

Thomas Mann once wrote that if one's library had to be reduced to six books, Effi Briest should be one of them. (Summary by Margaret )