A famous Viennese writer receives a letter from a woman he does not remember, in which she says she is dying and wants him to know the truth. She describes how, as a teenager living in the same building, she fell in love with him, how she waited for him for years, and how they spent a night together that he soon forgot. She bore his child without his knowing, and their son has just died. Stefan Zweig tells the story entirely in her voice, in a single, long confession.
Readers who like short, emotionally intense stories of unrequited love will find a moving one here. It reads in an hour and leaves a lot to think about regarding how people overlook each other.
Deep, inward-looking, contemplative and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
Best for readers like The Mindful Reader. Which reader are you?
- ISBN
- 9783596130245
- Language
- DE
