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Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman
Stefan Zweig
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Description for Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman
Paperback. Translator(s): Bell, Anthea; Huebsch, B. W. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
The less I felt in myself, the more strongly I was drawn to those places where the whirligig of life spins most rapidly. So begins an extraordinary day in the life of Mrs C - recently bereaved and searching for excitement and meaning. Drawn to the bright lights of a casino, and the passion of a desperate stranger, she discovers a purpose once again but at what cost? In this vivid and moving tale of a compassionate woman, and her defining experience, Zweig explores the power of intense love, overwhelming ... Read more
The less I felt in myself, the more strongly I was drawn to those places where the whirligig of life spins most rapidly. So begins an extraordinary day in the life of Mrs C - recently bereaved and searching for excitement and meaning. Drawn to the bright lights of a casino, and the passion of a desperate stranger, she discovers a purpose once again but at what cost? In this vivid and moving tale of a compassionate woman, and her defining experience, Zweig explores the power of intense love, overwhelming ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pushkin Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
83g
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782272151
SKU
V9781782272151
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Ref
99-15
About Stefan Zweig
Stefan Zweig was born in 1881 in Vienna, into a wealthy Austrian-Jewish family. He studied in Berlin and Vienna and was first known as a poet and translator, then as a biographer. Between the wars, Zweig was an international bestseller with a string of hugely popular novellas including Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman, Amok and Fear. In ... Read more
Reviews for Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman
One hardly knows where to begin in praising this work. Perhaps it would be best to concentrate on the almost supernatural ability Zweig had to get into the heart and mind of a woman
Nicholas Lezard Guardian Zweig belongs with those masters of the novella-Maupassant, Turgenev, Chekhov. Paul Bailey The Updike of his day... Zweig is a lucid writer, ... Read more
Nicholas Lezard Guardian Zweig belongs with those masters of the novella-Maupassant, Turgenev, Chekhov. Paul Bailey The Updike of his day... Zweig is a lucid writer, ... Read more