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100 1 _aWassermann, Jakob,
_d1873-1934
245 1 4 _aThe World's Illusion, Volume 2 (of 2): Ruth
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2018
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2018-09-04
508 _aProduced by Henry Flower and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aGerman fiction -- Translations into English
700 1 _aLewisohn, Ludwig,
_d1882-1955
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57847
999 _c98676
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