description: In the twilight of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a young cavalry officer is invited to a dance at the home of a rich landowner.There - with a small act of attempted charity - he commits a simple faux pas. But from this seemingly insignificant blunder comes a tale of catastrophe arising from kindness and of honour poisoned by self-regard.Beware of Pity has all the intensity and the formidable sense of torment and of character of the very best of Zweig's work. Definitive translation by the award-winning Anthea Bell.
language: English
title: Modern Classics Beware Of Pity
titlecomplete: Modern Classics Beware Of Pity
characters: Lajos Kekesfalva, Edith von Kekesfalva, Anton Hofmiller, Doctor Condor
genres: Literary Fiction, Literature, Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Novels, Drama, German Literature, Classics
ratings_count: 14388
places: Vienna
publisher: Penguin Classic