Irretrievable (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 near taboo (at ..... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irretrievable
Ir`re·triev'a·ble adjective Not retrievable; irrecoverable; irreparable; as, an irretrievable loss. Syn. -- Irremediable; incurable; irrecoverable. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/99