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Originally Posted by desertblues
Despite of the lightness of the French words that are used, the (for me) somewhat sterile period of Biedermeier http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biedermeier
and Bürgerlichkeit is what comes to my mind. No wild adventure here; all has to have its order, its fixed place under the more or less benevelont eye of God and society. |
That's true but this changes with the progress of the story. I've read this books some years ago but this an impression that I've keept: All values will change.