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Irretrievable (German: Unwiederbringlich, 1892, also known as Beyond Recall and No Way Back ) is one of realist Theodor Fontane's mature German novels. As with some other of Fontane's novels (including Effi Briest), its heroine is believed to be based roughly on a real person whose demise Fontane heard about, and it deals delicately with topics that, at the time it was written, were close to being taboo, including adultery and suicide. The novel has been translated into English twice. The first translation, by Douglas Parmée, was published in 1963 as Beyond Recall and republished in 2011 by New York Review of Books as Irretrievable.

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Irretrievable — verified Korean book. Published 2018. By Kim Choyeop.

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• Original language: Korean
• Awards: 한국과학문학상
• Author: Rhueame Wade
• First published: 2011
• German Title: Unwiederbringlich
• Year: 1892

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• Wikidata lists the Korean name as 관내분실; KoreaAPI uses Irretrievable (chosen by source authority).
• Open Library lists the Korean name as Irretrievable Lives; KoreaAPI uses Irretrievable (chosen by source authority).
• Open Library lists the English name as Irretrievable Lives; KoreaAPI uses Irretrievable (chosen by source authority).

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