Six Stories
Author: Zweig, Stefan
ISBN: 9780141192826
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year First Published: 2024
Pages: 304
Dimensions: 196mm x 129mm x 18mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
Six newly translated stories from the bestselling Austrian author
'One of the masters of the short story' Guardian
These six stories of obsession, secrets, delusions and desires from one of the greatest European writers show individuals caught up in forces beyond their control - whether an art dealer agreeing to a heartbreaking deception, a soldier destroyed by war, a servant infatuated with her employer or a young boy witnessing illicit adult passions. Portraying innocence lost and lives crushed by history, each tale is a psychologically acute, startling human drama. Contains 'The Invisible Collection', 'Episode on Lake Geneva', 'Leporella', 'Buchmendel', 'The Buried Candelabrum' and 'Burning Secret'.
ISBN: 9780141192826
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year First Published: 2024
Pages: 304
Dimensions: 196mm x 129mm x 18mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
Six newly translated stories from the bestselling Austrian author
'One of the masters of the short story' Guardian
These six stories of obsession, secrets, delusions and desires from one of the greatest European writers show individuals caught up in forces beyond their control - whether an art dealer agreeing to a heartbreaking deception, a soldier destroyed by war, a servant infatuated with her employer or a young boy witnessing illicit adult passions. Portraying innocence lost and lives crushed by history, each tale is a psychologically acute, startling human drama. Contains 'The Invisible Collection', 'Episode on Lake Geneva', 'Leporella', 'Buchmendel', 'The Buried Candelabrum' and 'Burning Secret'.
