Beware of Pity

Resumen del libro

The only novel written by one of the most popular authors of the twentieth century, translated by the award-winning Anthea BellIn 1913 young second lieutenant Hofmiller discovers the terrible danger of pity. He had no idea the girl was lame when he asked her to dance - so begins a series of visits, motivated by pity, which relieves his guilt but give her a dangerous glimmer of hope. Stefan Zweig's only novel is a devastating depiction of the betrayal of both honour and love, realised against the background of the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;p class="ql-align-justify" x{0026}lt;strong Stefan Zweigx{0026}lt;/strong (Viena, 1881-Petrópolis, Brasil, 1942) x{0026}lt;/p x{0026}lt;p Nació en el seno de una rica familia judía, accedió a la universidad y llevó a cabo una exitosa carrera como escritor y periodista. Muchos de sus libros alcanzaron un gran éxito. Con la irrupción del nazismo, se exilió primero en Londres y después en Brasil, donde, ante la posibilidad de un futuro dominado por el Tercer Reich, decidió suicidarse. x{0026}lt;/p x{0026}lt;p x{0026}lt;br x{0026}lt;/p x{0026}lt;p class="ql-align-justify" x{0026}lt;br x{0026}lt;/p