{"product_id":"a-nobel-affair-the-correspondence-between-alfred-nobel-and-sofie-hess-hardback-9781487501778","title":"A Nobel Affair; The Correspondence Between Alfred Nobel and Sofie Hess (Hardback) 9781487501778","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Nobel Affair\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Correspondence Between Alfred Nobel and Sofie Hess\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eErika Rummel (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487501778\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 12 May 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages, 3 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.6 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;#x2018;For history buffs, this book is well worth reading.\u0026amp;#x2019;\u003c\/p\u003e - V.V. Raman (Choice Magazine vol 55:03:2017) \u003cp\u003e\"Erika Rummel, an esteemed writer and historian, has translated and annotated the entire correspondence [between Sofie Hess and Alfred Nobel.] According to Rummel, the very fact the Nobel Foundation acquired the letters and kept them under lock and key for decades is an indication of their historical importance.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Nathan Ron (Haaretz, July 15, 2018)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlfred Nobel made his name as an inventor and successful entrepreneur and left a legacy as a philanthropist and promoter of learning and social progress. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe correspondence between Nobel and his Viennese mistress, Sofie Hess, shines a light on his private life and reveals a personality that differs significantly from his public image. The letters show him as a hypochondriac and workaholic and as a paranoid, jealous, and patriarchal lover. Indeed, the relationship between the aging Alfred Nobel and the carefree, spendthrift Sofie Hess will strike readers as dysfunctional and worthy of Freudian analysis. Erika Rummel\u0026amp;#x2019;s masterful translation and annotations reveal the value of the letters as commentary on 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century social mores: the concept of honour and reputation, the life of a \"kept\" woman, the prevalence of antisemitism, the importance of spas as health resorts and entertainment centres, the position of single mothers, and more generally the material culture of a rich bourgeois gentleman. \u003ci\u003eA Nobel Affair \u003c\/i\u003eis the first translation into English of the complete correspondence between Alfred Nobel and Sofie Hess.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart I Nobel\u0026amp;#x2019;s Letters\u003cbr\u003ePart II Hess\u0026amp;#x2019;s Letters\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix\u003cbr\u003eWorks Cited \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595449823512,"sku":"9781487501778","price":53.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-nobel-affair-the-correspondence-between-alfred-nobel-and-sofie-hess-hardback-9781487501778","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}