02287cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000340011324500480014726400510019530000470024633600260029333700260031933800360034550000310038150802030041252012010061553400450181665300480186170000330190985600430194257847UtSlPG20260610134331.0mcr n260607r2018||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPT1 aWassermann, Jakob,d1873-193414aThe World's Illusion, Volume 2 (of 2): Ruth 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2018  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2018-09-04  aProduced by Henry Flower and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
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Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)  a"The World's Illusion, Volume 2: Ruth" by Jakob Wassermann is a novel written in the early 20th century. This volume continues to explore the complex lives and relationships of its characters amidst themes of identity, societal expectations, and moral ambiguity. Central to the narrative is Christian Wahnschaffe, whose troubling journey follows his estrangement from his affluent family and subsequent entanglement with a woman of questionable background, Karen Engelschall.  The opening of the novel reveals Wolfgang Wahnschaffe returning home, concerned about his brother Christian's troubling reputation and the rumors surrounding him. As Wolfgang navigates silent familial tensions and hears whispers of scandal involving Christian and a perceived 'loose woman', the narrative lays the groundwork for deeper explorations of social class and personal failure. The father, Albrecht Wahnschaffe, is depicted grappling with shame and worry over Christian’s decisions, while conversations reveal the family's status, secrets, and societal pressures, initiating an intricate plot that unfolds around themes of redemption and personal transformation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aGerman fiction -- Translations into English1 aLewisohn, Ludwig,d1882-195540uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57847