works Love in the Ruins

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Titel Love in the Ruins
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ID 9103
Type publication >> novel
Date 1971
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  • Religion in the Secular Age
  • Uri(s) https://ica.acdh-dev.oeaw.ac.at/entity/9103/
    Notes In his two dystopian novels, Percy critically analyses the futuristic secular Central European and Viennese society. He refers to the Viennese lifestyle and its musical culture. In "Love in the Ruins", the main character is unable to decide between three women. When discussing marriage with the father of one of his love interests, Viennese Waltz Music is playing in the car.
    References Zacharasiewicz, Waldemar. "Critical Perspectives on Self-Sufficing Humanism in Southern Fiction." Religion in the Secular Age. Vienna: Verlag der ÖAW.

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