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Henry in Green: up and Down

(switzerland) Gottfried Keller

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"Henry in Green" is a representative work of bildungsroman or educational novel in European literature. The protagonist Henry Ray is the son of a stonemason in the Swiss countryside. His father died young and his mother raised him. The novel focuses on the relationship between individuals and society, describing the social environment in which Henry grew up, and how he used various conditions to develop and educate himself.