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| Author | Theodor Fontane |
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| Translator | Hugh Rorrison and Helen Chambers |
| Language | German |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Philipp Reclam jun. Stuttgart & (Eng. trans. reissue Penguin Classics) |
Publication date | 1894–95; 1895 (book) |
| Publication place | Germany |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | 978-3-15-006961-5 ISBN 0-14-044766-0 (reissue) |
Effi Briest (German pronunciation: [ˈɛfi ˈbʁiːst]) is a realist novel by Theodor Fontane. Published in book form in 1895, Effi Briest marks both a watershed and a climax in the poetic realism of literature. It can be thematically compared to other novels on 19th-century marriage from a female perspective, such as Anna Karenina and Madame Bovary,[1] which are also adultery tragedies.
- ^ Boxall, Peter, ed. (2012). 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. London: Cassell Illustrated. p. 220. ISBN 978-1-84403-740-7.