Suuri illusioni — Waltari, Mika

Suuri illusioni

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Summary

"Suuri illusioni" by Mika Waltari is a novel published in 1928. Written in Paris when Waltari was just nineteen, the story captures the passionate lives of young artists and writers in 1920s Helsinki. When journalist Hart meets the beautiful and alluring Caritas at a salon gathering, he falls instantly in love. But a complicated triangle emerges involving the bitter writer Hellas, leading to emotional turmoil and the shattering of romantic illusions in a world of youthful intensity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Subjects (4)
  • Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction
  • PH
  • Journalists -- Fiction
  • Helsinki (Finland) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction

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