{"product_id":"9781782697633","title":"Letter from an Unknown Woman and Other Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou loved him for decades and he doesn't even know your name...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA DEVASTATING PORTRAIT OF SILENT OBSESSION: Yearning, heartbreak, and tragedy unfold in this haunting autopsy of a broken heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eTranslated by the award-winning Anthea Bell, these 4 pieces of Stefan Zweig’s short fiction are among his most celebrated and compelling work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElsewhere in the collection, Zweig explores the fragile architecture of the heart:\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eA young man mistakes his beloved for her sister.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwo former lovers reunite after a lifetime of silence.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eA married woman repays a haunting debt of gratitude to a childhood sweetheart.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\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.","brand":"Stefan Zweig","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":48675255353556,"sku":"9781782697633","price":22.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_01429e48-e765-4be6-af19-68a11cec68a0.jpg?v=1789510449","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9781782697633","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}