Rock Crystal
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Book Description
This seemingly simple fable of two children lost in an icy landscape is eloquent in its innocence but is implicit with an unremitting consciousness of the fragility of life and the inevitability of death. The Rock Crystals of the title are shards of ice of the glacier that dominates the landscape that Stifter describes.
Adalbert Stifter grew up in the idyllic landscape of Bohemia and his evocation of the mountains and seasons is an outstanding feature of his writing. Educated in Vienna, he published his first novel in 1840 and died in 1868.
About the Author
Adalbert Stifter grew up in the idyllic landscape of 19th century Bohemia and was educated at the University of Vienna. He developed a passion for painting and it was not until 1840 that he published his first novel and was feted in Viennese literary circles until his death in 1868.
Rock Crystal (Jewel S.),Adalbert Stifter,Pushkin Press,1901285278,Fiction,Fiction - General,General,Literary,Fairy tales, folk tales, fables, magical tales & traditional stories,Fiction / General,Modern fiction
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