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In 1913 a young second lieutenant discovers the terrible danger of pity. He had no idea the girl was lame when he asked her to dance ? his compensatory afternoon calls relieve his guilt but give her a dangerous hope. Stefan Zweig's novel is a devastating depiction of the torment of the betrayal of both honour and love, against the background of the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Produktbeschreibung
In 1913 a young second lieutenant discovers the terrible danger of pity. He had no idea the girl was lame when he asked her to dance ? his compensatory afternoon calls relieve his guilt but give her a dangerous hope. Stefan Zweig's novel is a devastating depiction of the torment of the betrayal of both honour and love, against the background of the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Autorenporträt
Stefan Zweig (1881-1942) wuchs als Sohn einer jüdischen Kaufmannsfamilie in Wien auf. Er schrieb Gedichte, Novellen, Dramen und Essays, die 1933 der Bücherverbrennung der Nazis zum Opfer fielen. Er lebte von 1919 bis 1934 in Salzburg, emigrierte von dort nach England und 1941 nach Brasilien. Sein episches Werk machte ihn ebenso berühmt wie seine historischen Miniaturen und die biographischen Arbeiten. Am 23. Februar 1942 schied er in Petrópolis, Brasilien, freiwillig aus dem Leben.