Project Gutenberg 2013-07-28 Public domain in the USA. 58 Mann, Heinrich 1871 1950 Die Ehrgeizige: Novelle Reading ease score: 81.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Jens Sadowski "Die Ehrgeizige: Novelle" by Heinrich Mann is a novella written in the early 20th century. The book explores themes of ambition, power, and societal dynamics through the lens of personal relationships and individual aspirations. It reflects the complex nature of human desires and the struggles inherent in pursuing one’s goals against the backdrop of societal expectations. The story revolves around Frau Camuzzi, a woman frustrated by her life in a small town and the complacency of her husband, the local clerk. Driven by ambition, she leaves him to pursue a more glamorous existence in Florence, becoming involved with the famous artist Cavaliere Giordano. However, her journey is marked by manipulation and deceit as she navigates a web of relationships, including an affair with a powerful politician, Conte Malfigi. As Frau Camuzzi rises in social standing, she faces the consequences of her ambitions and the emptiness of her pursuits, ultimately leading to tragic outcomes. The novella serves as a critique of ambition and the lengths to which individuals will go to achieve their desires, often at a significant personal cost. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43335/43335-h/images/title.jpg de Short stories German fiction -- 20th century PT Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 69705 69707 2024-10-18T08:12:23.414637 2023-09-19T04:13:43.338148 text/html text/html 65303 2013-07-29T07:26:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 58529 2013-07-29T07:26:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 68255 2024-10-18T08:12:25.895621 application/epub+zip 66761 2024-10-18T08:12:24.177630 application/epub+zip 61319 2024-10-18T08:12:23.693650 application/epub+zip 99997 2024-10-18T08:12:27.431723 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 90243 2024-10-18T08:12:25.589614 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 85018 2022-09-19T18:19:23.194524 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 57341 57333 2024-10-18T08:12:23.239629 2023-09-19T04:13:43.186127 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 56604 2013-07-29T07:26:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 23443 2013-07-29T07:26:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2839318 2013-07-28T09:20:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 20803 2024-10-18T08:12:27.561604 application/rdf+xml 12125 2024-10-18T08:12:23.754624 image/jpeg 1977 2024-10-18T08:12:23.724677 image/jpeg 60851 2024-10-18T08:12:23.426700 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog de.wikipedia en.wikipedia