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In a Northern Italian town during the Napoleonic Wars, Julietta, a young widow and mother of impeccable reputation, finds herself unexpectedly pregnant. This follows an attack on the town's citadel, in which several Russian soldiers tried to assault her before she was rescued by Count F-, at which point she fell unconscious. Thrown out of her father's house, Julietta publishes an announcement in the local newspaper stating that she is pregnant and would like the father of her child to make himself known so that she can marry him. What follows is an ambiguously comic drama of sexuality and family respectability. One of Kleist's best-loved works, The Marquise of O- is an ingenious and timeless story of the mystery of human desire, and Nicholas Jacobs's new translation captures the full richness of its irony.

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"Kleist's narrative language is completely unique." - Thomas Mann

"One of the most radical writers who ever lived." - Times Literary Supplement

"The Marquise of O— moves breathlessly up and down. It is a masterpiece I continue to be astonished by." - Rainer Maria Rilke

"Kafka loved Kleist. He would read The Marquise of O— five or six times in succession." - Dora Diamant, Kafka's fiancée

The Marquise of O–

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      Publisher Pushkin Press
      Published 29 August 2019
      ISBN-13 9781782275299
      978-1782275299
      ISBN-10 1782275290
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      Book Synopsis
      In a Northern Italian town during the Napoleonic Wars, Julietta, a young widow and mother of impeccable reputation, finds herself unexpectedly pregnant. This follows an attack on the town's citadel, in which several Russian soldiers tried to assault her before she was rescued by Count F-, at which point she fell unconscious. Thrown out of her father's house, Julietta publishes an announcement in the local newspaper stating that she is pregnant and would like the father of her child to make himself known so that she can marry him. What follows is an ambiguously comic drama of sexuality and family respectability. One of Kleist's best-loved works, The Marquise of O- is an ingenious and timeless story of the mystery of human desire, and Nicholas Jacobs's new translation captures the full richness of its irony.

      Trade Review
      "Kleist's narrative language is completely unique." - Thomas Mann

      "One of the most radical writers who ever lived." - Times Literary Supplement

      "The Marquise of O— moves breathlessly up and down. It is a masterpiece I continue to be astonished by." - Rainer Maria Rilke

      "Kafka loved Kleist. He would read The Marquise of O— five or six times in succession." - Dora Diamant, Kafka's fiancée

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