Passion robs of sleep and peace, blinds and causes suffering. It is this uncontrollable, frenzied feeling that Zweig's novellas are dedicated to – their plots, full of dramatic tension, reveal the sharpness of emotional experiences. Each story simultaneously amazes and infuriates,...
fascinates the imagination and prompts debates with the author. And in Zweig's characters, we still recognize ourselves almost a century later. After all, true passion is not subject to time... The collection includes such profound novellas as "Letter from an Unknown Woman," "Amok," "Burning Secret," and others.
Passion robs of sleep and peace, blinds and causes suffering. It is this uncontrollable, frenzied feeling that Zweig's novellas are dedicated to – their plots, full of dramatic tension, reveal the sharpness of emotional experiences. Each story simultaneously amazes and infuriates, fascinates the imagination and prompts debates with the author. And in Zweig's characters, we still recognize ourselves almost a century later. After all, true passion is not subject to time... The collection includes such profound novellas as "Letter from an Unknown Woman," "Amok," "Burning Secret," and others.