Which novel by George Călinescu, published in 1938, portrays Bucharest families around the orphan Otilia?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Enigma Otiliei, a Balzacian novel of inheritance and family life
- Step 1: The student Felix Sima lives with his guardian Costache Giurgiuveanu and falls in love with Otilia. Step 2. The novel follows the realist tradition of Balzac, with money, inheritance and family conflict. Answer: Enigma Otiliei. Why not the others: the other novels are by Camil Petrescu, Mircea Eliade and Marin Preda.
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