A Letter from an Unknown Woman (A Classic Short Story by Zweig)

Author: [Austrian] Stefan Zweig, translated by Zhang Yushu
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: On his 41st birthday, a man receives a letter unsigned and undated from a dying woman, who narrates a heart-wrenching love story. Yet, the male protagonist of the story, the recipient of the letter, remains completely unaware of it. The story begins 18 years ago, with her first encounter with the man. She was just a child then, and over the years, she experienced the obsession of youth, the passion of youth, even fell into the world of vice, but never wavered in her love for him. It wasn’t until her last moments that she decided to confess—lying on the desolate deck of fate, the white foam carried her toward nothingness. This collection includes the original screenplay for 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 delves into the most subtle corners of a person’s heart, allowing readers to feel the deepest tremors of the soul.