A Letter from an Unknown Woman: A Classic Short Story by Zweig

Author: (Austrian) Stefan Zweig
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: On his 41st birthday, a man receives a letter without a signature or address from a dying woman, who narrates a heart-wrenching love story. The male protagonist of the story, the recipient of the letter, is completely unaware of it. The story begins 18 years ago, from the moment she first met the man. She was still a child then, and later experienced the obsession of youth, the passion of youth, even ended up on the streets, but never changed her love for the man, until she decided to confess before her death—lying on the desolate deck of fate, the white foam pushed her towards nothingness. This collection includes the original screenplay of Xu Jinglei's award-winning film The Letter from an Unknown Woman, as well as other representative works by the renowned Austrian writer Stefan Zweig, such as The Twenty-Four Hours a Woman's Life, The Story of, and more. Zweig's pen touches the subtlest corners of the characters' innermost souls, allowing readers to feel the most delicate tremors deep within the soul.