Ein Kleiner Roman

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach’s framed novella begins at a social gathering where an elderly court councillor recounts her youth. As a young governess without means, she travels with little Anka to a secluded castle and meets Count Stephan. Against the wartime setting of 1809, a quiet emotional drama unfolds about duty, social dependence, class boundaries, memory, and the interpretation of past choices.