num_pages: 96
description: Zweig explores the nature of desire in showing us two lives led in the single-minded pursuit of art and literature, of existential truth against the background of a disintegrating and corrupt Europe. The tragic irony of these two contrasted destinies forces us to confront our own understanding of the purpose of life and art.
language: English
title: The Invisible Collection/Buchmendel
titlecomplete: The Invisible Collection/Buchmendel
characters: Jakob Mendel
genres: Fiction, Short Stories, Drama, German Literature, Literature, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Audiobook
ratings_count: 12546
publisher: Pushkin Press