Turlupin

by Leo Perutz

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On the face of it Turlupin is a straightforward picaresque historical novel with a strong element of fantasy and the pace of a good serial. However, it is much more than this. It is an ironic meditation on the meaning (or meaninglessness) of history.

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Original title
Turlupin
Original publication date
1924
People/Characters
Richelieu, Cardinal-Duc
Important places
Paris, France
Original language
German

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Genres
Fiction and Literature, General Fiction, Historical Fiction
DDC/MDS
833.912Literature & rhetoricGerman & related literaturesGerman fiction1900-1900-19901900-1945
LCC
PT2631 .E5 .T87Language and LiteratureGerman, Dutch and Scandinavian literaturesGerman literatureIndividual authors or works1860/70-1960

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7 — Bosnian, English, Estonian, French, German, Italian, Spanish
Media
Paper
ISBNs
14
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1