Überredung. Roman: Reclams Klassikerinnen – Die Geschichte von Anne Elliot, die mit den Folgen einer Entscheidung kämpft – Jubiläumsausgabe (Reclam Taschenbuch)

by Jane Austen, Christian Grawe (Translator), Ursula Grawe (Translator)

Zwischen Stolz, Schmerz und Sehnsucht

In ihrem letzten Roman erzählt Jane Austen von der jungen Anne Elliot, die sich dazu überreden ließ, den Heiratsantrag des mittellosen Frederick Wentworth abzulehnen. Acht Jahre später ist ihre Liebe so stark wie eh und je und er ein angesehener Marineoffizier. Als sich die beiden wieder begegnen, beginnt eine zaghafte Annäherung, die in einer der originellsten Liebeserklärungen der Weltliteratur ihren Höhepunkt findet.

Jane Austen – ein zeitloser Klassiker
Seit 250 Jahren verzaubert Jane Austen ihre Leserinnen und Leser. Ihre Romane gehören längst zum literarischen Kanon. Mit Ironie, feiner Satire und intensiven Charakterzeichnungen gibt sie ein Bild der Gesellschaft, das bis heute fasziniert. Ihre Geschichten zählen zu den erfolgreichsten Liebesromanen der Weltliteratur – doch sie erzählen auch von Selbstbestimmung, Mut und der Suche nach dem eigenen Platz in der Welt.

373 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 1, 2025

About the author

Jane Austen was an English novelist known primarily for her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment upon the English landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage for the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. Her works are an implicit critique of the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism. Her deft use of social commentary, realism and biting irony have earned her acclaim among critics and scholars.

The anonymously published Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), and Emma (1816), were a modest success but brought her little fame in her lifetime. She wrote two other novels—Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, both published posthumously in 1817—and began another, eventually titled Sanditon, but died before its completion. She also left behind three volumes of juvenile writings in manuscript, the short epistolary novel Lady Susan, and the unfinished novel The Watsons.
Since her death Austen's novels have rarely been out of print. A significant transition in her reputation occurred in 1833, when they were republished in Richard Bentley's Standard Novels series (illustrated by Ferdinand Pickering and sold as a set). They gradually gained wide acclaim and popular readership. In 1869, fifty-two years after her death, her nephew's publication of A Memoir of Jane Austen introduced a compelling version of her writing career and supposedly uneventful life to an eager audience. Her work has inspired a large number of critical essays and has been included in many literary anthologies. Her novels have also inspired many films, including 1940's Pride and Prejudice, 1995's Sense and Sensibility and 2016's Love & Friendship.