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The book presents a selection of short stories by about 15 Austrian authors, trying to show the development of Austrian short prose - from realism and naturalism through modernity and expressionism to post-war and postmodernist literature.
The work is permeated with a mysterious atmosphere, tension, and elements of romanticism.
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The novel follows a married couple, Eduardo and Charlotte, who, after years of separation, are living in harmony again on their estate. When they invite two guests to join them, their emotional connections begin to change.
The Black Napoleon (1931) is a fictional biography of Toussaint Louverture. It depicts the Haitian Revolution (1791–1803), the slave uprising in Saint-Domingue, Louverture's brilliant military and political rise, and his struggle against the colonial powe
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