About the book
Winner of the 2004 Soeurette Diehl Fraser Award for Best Translation presented by the Texas Institute of Letters
First published in 1846 under the pen name Daniel Stern, Nelida tells the story of a beautiful French heiress who surrenders everything—marriage, reputation, and an aristocratic way of life—for the love of a talented young middle class painter. Based on the author's own ten-year relationship with the pianist and composer Franz Liszt, the novel quickly became the scandalous bestseller of its day. Its author, Marie d'Agoult, has emerged as one of the most remarkable women of her time. An aristocratic Parisian woman who left her husband and child to become the companion of Liszt, d'Agoult became an accomplished woman of letters whose works included a major history of the 1848 revolution in Paris. In Nelida, her only major novel, she brings to life the deeply intimate parts of her own story and the era in which it took place. Written with a keen sensitivity to social mores and psychological nuances, the novel reveals the primal cry of a woman determined to control her own destiny without betraying her womanhood. Appearing here for the first time in English, Lynn Hoggard's translation of Nelida is ripe for rereading by today's readers.
Editions of Nelida
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780791459119
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780791459126
- PDF
- ISBN 9780791485910
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Winner of the 2004 Soeurette Diehl Fraser Award for Best Translation presented by the Texas Institute of Letters
First published in 1846 under the pen name Daniel Stern, Nelida tells the story of a beautiful French heiress who surrenders everything—marriage, reputation, and an aristocratic way of life—for the love of a talented young middle class painter. Based on the author's own ten-year relationship with the pianist and composer Franz Liszt, the novel quickly became the scandalous bestseller of its day. Its author, Marie d'Agoult, has emerged as one of the most remarkable women of her time. An aristocratic Parisian woman who left her husband and child to become the companion of Liszt, d'Agoult became an accomplished woman of letters whose works included a major history of the 1848 revolution in Paris. In Nelida, her only major novel, she brings to life the deeply intimate parts of her own story and the era in which it took place. Written with a keen sensitivity to social mores and psychological nuances, the novel reveals the primal cry of a woman determined to control her own destiny without betraying her womanhood. Appearing here for the first time in English, Lynn Hoggard's translation of Nelida is ripe for rereading by today's readers.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Nelida about?
Winner of the 2004 Soeurette Diehl Fraser Award for Best Translation presented by the Texas Institute of Letters
First published in 1846 under the pen name Daniel Stern, Nelida tells the story of a beautiful French heiress who surrenders everything—marriage, reputation, and an aristocratic way of life—for the love of a talented young middle class painter. Based on the author's own ten-year relationship with the pianist and composer Franz Liszt, the novel quickly became the scandalous bestseller of its day. Its author, Marie d'Agoult, has emerged as one of the most remarkable women of her time. An aristocratic Parisian woman who left her husband and child to become the companion of Liszt, d'Agoult became an accomplished woman of letters whose works included a major history of the 1848 revolution in Paris. In Nelida, her only major novel, she brings to life the deeply intimate parts of her own story and the era in which it took place. Written with a keen sensitivity to social mores and psychological nuances, the novel reveals the primal cry of a woman determined to control her own destiny without betraying her womanhood. Appearing here for the first time in English, Lynn Hoggard's translation of Nelida is ripe for rereading by today's readers.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Nelida?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of Nelida?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780791459119
How long is Nelida and how many pages does it have?
Nelida has 247 page(s)
Is Nelida part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series SUNY series, Women Writers in Translation
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Nelida?
Marie d'Agoult
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Nelida is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780791459119) and paperback(ISBN 9780791459126) and pdf(ISBN 9780791485910)
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