Sean G. Pietz
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The Blue Flower
- De: Penelope Fitzgerald, Candia McWilliam - introduction
- Narrado por: Thomas Judd, Stephanie Racine
- Duración: 5 h y 59 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 44
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 35
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: 12-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.
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5 out of 5 stars
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When Historical Fiction Becomes Literature
- De Drone Boy en 11-25-20
- The Blue Flower
- De: Penelope Fitzgerald, Candia McWilliam - introduction
- Narrado por: Thomas Judd, Stephanie Racine
Perfect
Revisado: 10-06-22
I was worried from other reviews I read that the book would be obscure or confusing and hard to follow or fully enjoy. But I found the book completely fascinating. Not just for the way it vividly captured the time and place in a way that felt authentic and eye opening, or for the absolutely beautiful and poetic passages, that I expected out of fitzgerald, having read The Bookshop already, but also for the captivating and entertaining story and wonderfully rendered characters. This story totally possessed my heart and mind and even, dare I say, soul. Alongside the likes of Anna Karenina, Lolita, this was an extremely rare case of a book that seemed to me perfectly executed in every possible way down to the smallest detail.
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