Green Henry: Annotated Edition
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Green Henry: Annotated Edition
By (Author) Gottfried Keller
Translated by A.M. Holt
Alma Books Ltd
Alma Classics
28th February 2023
1st February 2023
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
Fiction in translation
Narrative theme: Coming of age
Biographical fiction / autobiographical fiction
833.8
Physical Properties
Paperback
592
Width 129mm, Height 198mm
Description
The story of young Henry, who struggles to fulfil his ambitions to become a successful painter and is torn between the gentle Anna and the proud and sensual Judith, is one of the most outstanding and personal Bildungsroman written in the German language. Composed between 1846 and 1855, Kellers poetic, semi-autobiographical novel draws on the authors own youth, artistic studies and development as a man, as well as providing a comprehensive portrait of his country and his times. Green Henry is one of the most important novels in European literature, and undoubtedly the greatest work of fiction by a Swiss writer.
Author Bio
Reaching the height of his fame for the semi-autobiographical novel Green Henry, Gottfried Keller (181990) is widely considered to be one of the greatest Swiss-German writers.
