by Helen Tracy Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter
First published 2021
Tonio Kroger, a sensitive young writer, grapples with his outsider status in a society that values conformity. Torn between his bohemian artistic aspirations and his longing for the comfortable bourgeois life, Tonio navigates a web of complicated relationships, his inner turmoil mirrored in the social divisions around him. As he confronts the limitations of both his creative and social identities, Tonio must decide where he truly belongs in a world that often rejects those who don't fit in.
Genres: fiction, 20th-century
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, identity-crisis, outsider
Period: 20th Century
Paperback