by Stefan Zweig
‘Beware of Pity’ by Stefan Zweig is a psychological depiction of Lieutenant Anton Hofmiller . The only mistake he does is when he asks Edith Kekesfalva, a crippled girl for a dance ‘Unknowingly’. This actually turns into a major blunder and ruins his and the girl’s entire life. Well, on the other ha...
Stefan Zweig generally cut and cut his longer stories until arriving at the essence of the tale. Beware of Pity is therefore an anomaly, one that forces me to conclude he should have written more novels.Memorable characters abound in this book that actually contains three extraordinary stories, the...
ForewordAuthor's NoteIntroduction--Beware of PityTranslator's Afterword
Beware of Pity is very good. Zweig reminded me of Thomas Hardy in this novel. Here, Zweig plays with choice and circumstance and their lasting ramifications. This is a very emotional novel. No thoughts or feelings are really hidden—character sympathies and understandings are completely exposed in an...
Classic serial in two parts - Stefan Zweig's story of a young man and the effect that his pity for a young crippled girl has on both their lives. Looking forward to this.blurb - Stefan Zweig is a remarkable writer who had a remarkable life, but is not nearly as well known as he deserves to be, as Si...
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