The blue flower
(Book)

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Contributors
McWilliam, Candia, writer of introduction.
Lee, Hermione, author of preface.
Published
Boston : Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.
Status
Central - Adult Fiction
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Published
Boston : Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xviii, 281 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English

Notes

General Note
Originally published: London : Flamingo, 1995.
Description
A fictionalized biography of the 18th-century German poet, Friedrich Leopold von Hardenberg, who wrote under the nom de plume, Novalis. The novel centers on his philosophy ("My conviction gains infinitely the moment another soul will believe in it") and on his romance with Sophie von Kuhn, 12, who became his muse, but who died of tuberculosis before they could marry.
Awards
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction Winner

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Fitzgerald, P., McWilliam, C., & Lee, H. (2013). The blue flower (Second Mariner Books edition.). Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Fitzgerald, Penelope, Candia, McWilliam and Hermione, Lee. 2013. The Blue Flower. Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Fitzgerald, Penelope, Candia, McWilliam and Hermione, Lee. The Blue Flower Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Fitzgerald, Penelope,, Candia McWilliam, and Hermione Lee. The Blue Flower Second Mariner Books edition., Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.

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