The society of the crossed keys
Subtitle: selections from the writings of Stefan Zweig
By: Stefan Zweig ; translated by Anthea Bell
Contributors: Anderson, Wes, 1969-; Bell, Anthea
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London, England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9781782271079
Subjects: Translations into English; Man-woman relationships; Fiction; Domestic fiction
Work titles: Works
Description: Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman. Following the death of her husband, a middle-aged Englishwoman travels through Europe to escape loneliness and boredom. One evening during her stay at the French Riviera, while enjoying the atmosphere of the Monte Carlo Casino, she becomes mesmerized by the obsessive gambling of a young Polish aristocrat. This fateful encounter leads to passion, despair and death, changing both their lives forever.
Notes: Translated from the German.
Table of contents: title: A conversation with Wes Anderson; title: From: The World of Yesterday, selections from the memoirs of  Stefan Zweig; title: From:  Beware of Pity; title: Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman.