TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wassermann,Jakob
TI  - Der goldene Spiegel: Erzählungen in einem Rahmen
AV  - PT 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Short stories
KW  - Germany -- Fiction
N1  - Release date is 2006-10-24; Franziska und die Freunde -- Was über den Spiegel beschlossen wurde -- Die Pest im Vintschgau -- Der Stationschef -- Geronimo de Aguilar -- Von Helden und ihrem Widerspiel -- Der Tempel von Apamea -- Die Gesangenen auf der Plassenburg -- Paterner -- Nimführ und Willenius -- Herr de Landa und Peter Hannibal Meier -- Begegnung -- Die Geschichte des Grafen Erdmann Promnitz -- Franziskas Erzählung -- Aurora -- Der Affe und der Spiegel; Produced by Markus Brenner and the Online Distributed
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N2  - "Der goldene Spiegel: Erzählungen in einem Rahmen" by Jakob Wassermann is a collection of intertwined short stories written in the early 20th century. The book revolves around the character of Franziska, a young actress grappling with her aspirations and relationships as she navigates a world filled with her wealthy friends and the complexities of her artistic ambitions.  The opening of this work introduces Franziska and her relationships with three young men: Rudolf Borsati, Georg Vinzenz Lamberg, and Cajetan von Prechtl, who are affluent members of society contrasting with her humble beginnings. Franziska is portrayed as a vibrant and aspiring actress who is both pursued and admired, yet feels an ongoing restlessness as she yearns for a more profound sense of life beyond social gatherings and superficial connections. When she mysteriously disappears with a man named Riccardo Troyer, her friends are left with her last gift—a golden mirror, symbolizing the intertwining of their fates and serving as a catalyst for the stories that follow. This intricate setup hints at themes of love, ambition, and the search for identity amidst societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19611
ER  -