A Legacy

Name: A Legacy
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780141188058
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By Sybille Bedford

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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A Legacy by Sybille Bedford is a rich narrative set in late 19th and early 20th century Germany. It delves into the complexities of two contrasting families, the Merzes and the von Feldens, exploring their personal dramas, societal pressures, and inevitable entanglements against a backdrop of political upheaval. The story intricately portrays the impact of history mingling with personal lives, offering a deep understanding of cultural and familial legacies.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by intricate family sagas and historical fiction set before and during World War I. The narrative explores themes of power, legacy, and familial bonds through intriguing characters and the subtle interplay of European aristocratic life. If you appreciate deeply atmospheric storytelling with a focus on character development and socio-political contexts, this may appeal to you.

A Legacy

In this deeply involved study of the German Upper Class before 1914 , Sybille Bedford has re-created a way of life in a manner that is absorbing, moving and sometimes very funny.

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On the marriage of Julius von Felden and Melanie Merz, the fortunes of two families are somewhat fatally entwined. In A Legacy, Sybille Bedford depicts their vastly different worlds: the wealthy bourgeois life of the Merzes in Berlin and the aristocratic eccentricity of the von Felden dynasty in rural Baden.

Portrayed with exquisite wit and acute observation, their personal upheavals and tragedies are set against the menacing backdrop of a newly unified Germany combined with Prussian militarism in the decades before the First World War.

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141188058

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 June 2005

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 281g

Pages: 384

Collections

Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: Penguin Modern Classics Sybille Bedford

About the Author

Born in Charlottenburg and educated privately in England, Italy and France, Sybille Bedford is also the author of A FAVOURITE OF THE GODS, JIGSAW and A COMPASS ERROR. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Vice-President of PEN. She was awarded the OBE in 1981 and a C.Lit in 1994.