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Der Baron Bagge
''Baron Bagge'' (german: Der Baron Bagge) is a novella by the Austrian author Alexander Lernet-Holenia, originally published in German in 1936 by S. Fischer Verlag. Set during World War I, it deals with a cavalry officer's ride through the Carpathian Mountains that turns more and more unreal as he encounters love, death and war. The first English translation by Richard and Clara Winston was published in 1956. Plot At an official reception in Vienna, there is a dispute between Baron Bagge and a young man, Farago, who forbids Bagge to speak with his sister. Bagge, Farago claims, was responsible for the suicides of two women. Bagge challenges him to a duel, but the situation can be cleared and Farago agrees to apologize. Bagge finds he has to explain himself and tells his story. Both women did indeed kill themselves, because he would marry neither of them. This was, Bagge says, because he was actually already married. He was a cavalry officer back in 1915 and found himself with hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Bagge
''Baron Bagge'' (german: Der Baron Bagge) is a novella by the Austrian author Alexander Lernet-Holenia, originally published in German in 1936 by S. Fischer Verlag. Set during World War I, it deals with a cavalry officer's ride through the Carpathian Mountains that turns more and more unreal as he encounters love, death and war. The first English translation by Richard and Clara Winston was published in 1956. Plot At an official reception in Vienna, there is a dispute between Baron Bagge and a young man, Farago, who forbids Bagge to speak with his sister. Bagge, Farago claims, was responsible for the suicides of two women. Bagge challenges him to a duel, but the situation can be cleared and Farago agrees to apologize. Bagge finds he has to explain himself and tells his story. Both women did indeed kill themselves, because he would marry neither of them. This was, Bagge says, because he was actually already married. He was a cavalry officer back in 1915 and found himself with hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
