Gradiva: A Pompeiian Fancy (1918)

by Wilhelm Hermann Jensen

Book Overview

""Gradiva: A Pompeiian Fancy"" is a novel written by Wilhelm Jensen and first published in 1918. The story is set in Pompeii and follows the protagonist, Norbert Hanold, a young archaeologist who becomes obsessed with a bas-relief of a woman named Gradiva. Hanold believes that Gradiva is a real person and becomes determined to find her. He eventually travels to North Africa where he meets a woman who he believes to be Gradiva. The novel explores themes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1164660624
• ISBN13: 9781164660620
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"