The Blue Flower

This article is about the Penelope Fitzgerald novel. For the symbol, see Blue flower.
The Blue Flower
First hardback edition
AuthorPenelope Fitzgerald
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
PublisherFlamingo[1]
Publication date
1995[1]
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Pages167[1]
ISBN978-0544359451

The Blue Flower is the final novel by the British author Penelope Fitzgerald, published in 1995. It is a fictional treatment of the early life and troubled relationships of Friedrich von Hardenberg who, under the pseudonym Novalis, became a foundational figure of German Romanticism.

First published in hardback by Flamingo, the novel became the first paperback title offered by Mariner Books, then a new imprint of Houghton Mifflin. Mariner Books went on to publish paperback editions of all of Penelope Fitzgerald's books.[2] In 2012, The Observer named The Blue Flower one of "the ten best historical novels".[3]

  1. ^ a b c "British Library Item details". primocat.bl.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. ^ Lee 2014, pp. 399–401.
  3. ^ Skidelsky, William (13 May 2012). "The 10 Best Historical Novels". The Observer. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 13 May 2012.