Die blaue Blume

First published: February 1, 1999

Description

A fictionalized biography of the 18th Century German poet, Friedrich Leopold von Hardenberg, who wrote under the nom de plume, Novalis. The novel centers on his philosophy ("My conviction gains infinitely the moment another soul will believe in it.") and on his romance with Sophie von Kuhn, 12, who became his muse, but who died of tuberculosis before they could marry. By the author of The Gates of Angels.

Subjects

Fiction German Poets Germany History Large type books Poets, German Relations with women Fiction, historical, general Germany, fiction Love stories Fiction, biographical Fiction, historical

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