Christa Winsloe (1888–1944)
Autor de The Child Manuela: A Novel
Sobre El Autor
Obras de Christa Winsloe
Passeggiera : Roman 1 copia
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Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1888
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 1944
- Género
- female
- Nacionalidad
- Germany
- Lugares de residencia
- Darmstadt, Germany
Potsdam, Germany
Leipzig, Germany
Berlin, Germany
France - Educación
- Kaiserin-Augusta-Stift, Potsdam
- Ocupaciones
- playwright
screenwriter
animal sculptor
Miembros
Reseñas
Listas
Premios
También Puede Gustarte
Autores relacionados
Estadísticas
- Obras
- 4
- También por
- 2
- Miembros
- 85
- Popularidad
- #214,931
- Valoración
- 3.5
- Reseñas
- 1
- ISBNs
- 11
- Idiomas
- 4
This review is from: The Child Manuela: Novel of "Madchen in Uniform" (Virago Lesbian Landmarks) (Paperback)
Set just before World War I, this is a beautifully written book, following Manuela von Meinhardis through her sunny childhood with her beloved mother and Prussian cavalry officer father. As she grows older, she begins to develop romantic feelings for a woman she has met.... (spoiler alert)
The second half of the novel is about Manuela's time at a harsh girls' boarding school. In the bleak surroundings, Manuela looks to the only pleasant member of staff, Fraulein von Bernberg, for affection.
The true sadness comes when the reader compares the first sentence - "Manuela was a longed-for child" - with the ending. Makes one consider the interplay of societal restrictions, dysfunctional family and one's own personality on turning a happy infant into a wretched teenager.… (más)