Irrungen, Wirrungen

Irrungen, Wirrungen

by Theodor Fontane

Set in 1870s Berlin, the novel follows the story of Lene, a beautiful and dutiful young woman who lives with her elderly foster mother. One summer day, while out on a boat trip, she meets and falls in love with the charming and sophisticated Baron Botho von Rienäcker. However, their love is forbidden, as the vast difference in their social statuses makes a future together impossible.

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Romance Fiction Tragedy

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19th century Tragedy Romance Social Class Passion Summer Forbidden Love Berlin

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Theodor Fontane was a German novelist and poet, regarded by many as the most important 19th-century German-language realist author. He published the first of his novels, for which he is best known tod...

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