The Undying Past
by Hermann Sudermannliterary work· published 1894
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The Undying Past is an 1894 novel by the German writer Hermann Sudermann. Its German title is Es war which means "it was". The novel tells the story of how a German man, Leo, returns to his homeland after several years in South America, only to find that Ulrich, his beloved childhood friend, has married a woman with whom Leo has a dark past. The book was published in English in 1906, translated by Beatrice Marshall. It was adapted as a silent film as Flesh and the Devil (1926).
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The Undying Past was adapted into a 1926 film.
Flesh and the Devil1926 · film · 112 min · dir. Clarence Brown · IMDb ↗IMDb7.694%When lifelong best friends Leo and Ulrich return home after completing their military training, Leo meets the stunning Felicitas at a railway station and is mesmerized by her beauty. A scandal follows, for which Leo is sent away. Returning home three years later, he discovers that much has changed.
