Immensee by Theodor Storm
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"Immensee" by Theodor Storm is a novella first published in 1849 and revised in 1851. The story follows Reinhard, an old man reflecting on his lifelong love for Elisabeth, his childhood friend. Though they share a deep bond from youth, separation and time create distance between them. When Elisabeth's friend Erich enters their lives, their unspoken feelings remain trapped beneath the surface. Through symbolic imagery and framed memories, Storm explores missed opportunities,
unconfessed love, and the haunting weight of choices that shape a lifetime. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Storm, Theodor, 1817-1888 |
|---|---|
| Title | Immensee |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immensee_(novella) |
| Credits |
Produced by Delphine Lettau, Charles Franks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 80.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Love stories |
| Subject | Germany, Northern -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 6651 |
| Release Date | Oct 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Jul 30, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 520 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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