
A haunting tale of painter Oskar Kokoschka's obsessive love for Alma Mahler, exploring desire, loss, and art in pre-war Germany.
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A haunting tale of painter Oskar Kokoschka's obsessive love for Alma Mahler, exploring desire, loss, and art in pre-war Germany.
Susan Dodd, who has taught at Harvard and the Iowa Writers' Workshop, is the author of four critically acclaimed books. Her work has been honored by the Friends of American Writers, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Faulkner Society, among other organizations.
will contain mild spoilers
Sensuous portrayal of passionate affair with on-page intimacy and sexual obsession
No violence or gore depicted
No profanity or strong language
No substance use depicted
No LGBTQ+ representation
No religious themes present
No magic or witchcraft elements
No occult or demonology content
Background of pre-WWI Germany slipping into despair
No self-harm or suicide depicted
Emotional suffering, obsession, and debasement in relationships
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