by Karl Heinrich Gottfried Witte
First published 1914
Karl Witte is a precocious 9-year-old, the product of his father's intensive training program. From before birth, Karl's father has dictated his every activity, from language lessons to physical exercise, all in pursuit of creating the perfect child prodigy. As Karl navigates his father's rigid curriculum, he must grapple with the burden of his father's ambitions and the question of his own identity.
Genres: family, 20th-century, coming-of-age, biographical-fiction, 19th-century, academic
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: coming-of-age, fish-out-of-water, parental-pressure
Period: 19th-Century, 20th-Century
356 pages · Hardcover · Legare Street Press
Content warnings: child-abuse