Description
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books
Following the death of his sister, middle-aged Dr Graesler leaves his winter home in Lanzarote for a health resort in Germany, where he practised medicine for many years. There he meets the Schleheim family, and is particularly drawn to their daughter Sabine. But a simple, stilted courtship soon unravels a web of hushed-up suicide and illicit sexual liaisons. Arthur Schnitzler's tumultuous psychodrama remains as startling now as it did on first publication.
About the Author
The extraordinary Viennese writer Arthur Schnitzler (1862-1910) was the son of a prominent Jewish laryngologist. Schnitzler studied medicine at Vienna University, but soon abandoned medicine for writing. From 1895, he attracted public attention as a dramatist. Concentrating on sex and death, his work shows a remarkable capacity to create atmosphere and to pursue profound, ruthless and often Freudian analysis of human motives.
Book Information
ISBN 9780241746790
Author Arthur Schnitzler
Format Paperback
Page Count 128
Imprint Penguin Classics
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 100g
Dimensions(mm) 180mm * 110mm * 9mm
