{"product_id":"letter-from-an-unknown-woman-and-other-stories","title":"Letter from an Unknown Woman and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Stefan Zweig\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by Anthea Bell\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou loved him for decades and he doesn’t even know your name…\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA DEVASTATING PORTRAIT OF SILENT OBSESSION: Yearning, heartbreak, and tragedy unfold in this haunting autopsy of a broken heart.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“In … Zweig’s most famous story, an obsessive passion lays bare the truth about a hypocritical society civilized to the point of inhumanity.” —Salman Rushdie, \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslated by the award-winning Anthea Bell, these 4 pieces of Stefan Zweig’s short fiction are among his most celebrated and compelling work.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe titular tale offers a devastating depiction of unrequited love. Returning home to Vienna, an author in midlife opens a letter from a woman he has no memory of, but who has loved him her whole life. From a youthful crush to a night of shared passion, she has shaped her entire existence around the quiet pursuit of his attention. Yet, despite their intimacy and a child born of their union, she remains a ghost in his biography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElsewhere in the collection, Zweig explores the fragile architecture of the heart:\u003cbr\u003eA young man mistakes his beloved for her sister.\u003cbr\u003eTwo former lovers reunite after a lifetime of silence.\u003cbr\u003eA married woman repays a haunting debt of gratitude to a childhood sweetheart.\u003cbr\u003eExpertly paced, laced with the acutely accurate psychological detail and empathy that are Zweig’s trademarks, this is a powerful addition to Pushkin’s unequalled collection of his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso available in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.neuegalerie.org\/shop\/products\/brief-einer-unbekannten-german\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eGerman\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003e160 pages\u003cbr\u003ePushkin Press Classics, 2026\u003cbr\u003e5.1 x 7.8 inches\u003cbr\u003eISBN 9781782697633\u003cbr\u003eShort Stories, Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vender unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67595704729768,"sku":"9781782697633","price":13.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0175\/8594\/files\/LetterstoanUnknownWoman.jpg?v=1790965120","url":"https:\/\/neue-galerie-design-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/letter-from-an-unknown-woman-and-other-stories","provider":"Neue Galerie Design Shop \u0026 Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}