Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
The Spoilt City
References
Britannica AI Icon

The Spoilt City

novel by Manning
Written by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Last updated

Quick Summary

The Spoilt City is the second novel in Olivia Manning's Balkan Trilogy. Published in 1962, it continues the semiautobiographical story of British couple Guy and Harriet Pringle in Bucharest during World War II.12

In this installment, Harriet experiences marital difficulties and forms new acquaintances, including Sasha Drucker, a Romanian army deserter, and Prince Yakimov, a Russian émigré. As German troops approach Bucharest, Harriet is sent to Greece, where she and Guy are reunited in the subsequent novel, Friends and Heroes. The trilogy is noted for its historical accuracy and vivid portrayal of the Balkans during wartime.1

Summary created from Britannica articles using AI. AI can make mistakes, so verify using Britannica articles.
2 Britannica Sources
  1. The Balkan Trilogy
  2. Olivia Manning

Ask Britannica AI about this topic

Britannica doesn't have a full article on this topic, so we've curated a list of our relevant coverage.