In this book, a wealthy couple, Eduard and Charlotte, invites two friends: one, a frail, polite girl, the other a solemn guy, who temporarily is out of work. The titles refers to the chemistry that occurs when certain people are placed together. A translation could never grasp the majestic feeling in which Goethe seems to soak all his words.ĭie Wahlverwandschaften is in the first place a book about interpersonal relationships. This book, as well as das Leiden des Jungen Werters, have clearly shown to me the beauty of die Deutsche Sprache.īecause of this reason I would recommend everybody with only the slightest knowledge of German, to read this in the original language. Goethe doesn't just write in German, he is the very definition of the German language.
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