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Elective affinities term describes the tendency of chemical species to combine with certain substances or species in preference to others. The main characters of this young adult, european literature story are maik klingenberg, andrej tschichatschow. For the modern reader, the term of elective affinities could be understood as a condition, which is open to emotions and romances. At goethe s time, however, it had a technical meaning, used only in chemistry.
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There were no bestseller lists in 1809, but it was quickly clear to the german reading public that goethes third novel, elective affinities, which appeared in the fall of that year, was a flop. Apr 22, 2014 goethes strange, elusive third novel, elective affinities. In her 2001 book goethes elective affinities and the critics, she writes. Pdf tschick book by wolfgang herrndorf free download 254. Elective affinities penguin classics johann wolfgang. The german classics of the nineteenth and twentieth. Charlotte and eduard, aristocracts with little to occupy them, invite ottilie and the captain into their lives.
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