~ tracking down this book ~
"First published in Germany to popular and critical acclaim, this is a unique portrait of the life and work of Theodor Fontane, the greatest German novelist of his age, as well as a major poet and theater critic and much loved travel writer. Gordon A. Craig interpolates a cohesive historical biography of Fontane with his own reflections on the art, culture, and politics of Fontane's world. "--BOOK JACKET.