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    The Blue Flower
    The Blue Flower
    The Blue Flower
    Audiobook6 hours

    The Blue Flower

    Written by Penelope Fitzgerald and Candia McWilliam

    Narrated by Thomas Judd and Stephanie Racine

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    From the Booker Prize-winning author of ‘Offshore’ comes this unusual romance between the poet Novalis and his fiancée Sophie, newly introduced by Candia McWilliam.

    The year is 1794 and Fritz, passionate, idealistic and brilliant, is seeking his father’s permission to announce his engagement to his heart’s desire: twelve-year-old Sophie. His astounded family and friends are amused and disturbed by his betrothal. What can he be thinking?

    Tracing the dramatic early years of the young German who was to become the great romantic poet and philosopher Novalis, ‘The Blue Flower’ is a masterpiece of invention, evoking the past with a reality that we can almost feel.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
    Release dateDec 15, 2016
    ISBN9780008235598
    Author

    Penelope Fitzgerald

    Penelope Fitzgerald was one of the most distinctive voices in British literature. The prize-winning author of nine novels, three biographies and one collection of short stories, she died in 2000.

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    • 2/5
      I will turn to the written work. This is a terribly plodding reading - everyone sounds moronic. The reader should not have been chosen for a title that requires a finely tuned ear for and more than a cursory understanding of German. The word „beliebt“ in a phrase meaning „if you please“ was pronounced „beleibt“, which signifies „stout“ or „paunchy“. Ouch!