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My First Wife by Jakob Wassermann is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is My First Wife about?
My First Wife is the intense, powerful account of a marriage — and its ruinous collapse. It is the story of Alexander Herzog, a young writer, who goes to Vienna to escape his debts and a failed love affair. There he is pursued by book-loving Ganna: giddy, girlish, clumsy, eccentric and wild. Dazzled and unnerved by her devotion to him, and attracted to the large dowry offered by her wealthy father, he thinks he can mould Ganna into what he wants. But no-one can control her troubling passions. As their marriage starts to self-destruct, Herzog will discover that Ganna has resources and determination of which he had no idea — and that he can never escape her. Posthumously published in 1934 and based on the author Jakob Wassermann's own ruinous marriage, My First Wife bears the unmistakable aura of true and bitter experience. It is a tragic masterpiece that unfolds in shocking detail.
Who reads My First Wife?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Jakob Wassermann
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780141391809
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.44 / 5 (46 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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