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German literature

Before the Storm

“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” — Theodor Fontane Chapter 1: The Setting The novel opens in the winter of 1812-1813 in rural Brandenburg, Prussia. […]

Russian literature

Anna Karenina

“Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.” — Epigraph to Anna Karenina Part 1 The novel opens with the famous line: “All happy families are alike; […]

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