{ "item_title" : "Letter from an Unknown Woman and Other Stories", "item_author" : [" Stefan Zweig", "Anthea Bell "], "item_description" : "You loved him for decades and he doesn't even know your name... A DEVASTATING PORTRAIT OF SILENT OBSESSION: Yearning, heartbreak, and tragedy unfold in this haunting autopsy of a broken heart. 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, The New York Times Translated by the award-winning Anthea Bell, these 4 pieces of Stefan Zweig's short fiction are among his most celebrated and compelling work. The 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. Elsewhere in the collection, Zweig explores the fragile architecture of the heart: A young man mistakes his beloved for her sister.Two former lovers reunite after a lifetime of silence.A married woman repays a haunting debt of gratitude to a childhood sweetheart.Expertly 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.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers2.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/1/78/269/763/1782697632_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "16.95", "online_price" : "16.95", "our_price" : "16.95", "club_price" : "16.95", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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