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One of the masters of the short story' Guardian

I have to tell you you see, this is just about the strangest experience I have been through...'

These six stories of obsession, secrets, delusions and desires from one of the greatest European writers show individuals caught up in forces beyond their control whether an art dealer agreeing to a heartbreaking deception, a soldier destroyed by war, a servant infatuated with her employer or a young boy witnessing illicit adult passions. Portraying innocence lost and lives crushed by history, each tale is a psychologically acute, startling human drama.

Translated by Jonathan Katz

Six Stories

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    Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
    Publication Date: 1/29/2024
    ISBN13: 9780141192826, 978-0141192826
    ISBN10: 0141192828

    Fiction , Classics

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    One of the masters of the short story' Guardian

    I have to tell you you see, this is just about the strangest experience I have been through...'

    These six stories of obsession, secrets, delusions and desires from one of the greatest European writers show individuals caught up in forces beyond their control whether an art dealer agreeing to a heartbreaking deception, a soldier destroyed by war, a servant infatuated with her employer or a young boy witnessing illicit adult passions. Portraying innocence lost and lives crushed by history, each tale is a psychologically acute, startling human drama.

    Translated by Jonathan Katz

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