{"product_id":"9780141192826","title":"Six Stories","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Zweig, Stefan\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic fiction (pre c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 29 February 2024 by Penguin Books Ltd (Penguin Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Penguin Modern Classics' series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 304 pages\u003cbr\u003e196 x 128 x 19 | 228g\u003cp\u003e‘One of the masters of the short story’ Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘I have to tell you – you see, this is just about the strangest experience I have been through...’These six stories of obsession, secrets, delusions and desires from one of the greatest European writers show individuals caught up in forces beyond their control – whether an art dealer agreeing to a heartbreaking deception, a soldier destroyed by war, a servant infatuated with her employer or a young boy witnessing illicit adult passions. Portraying innocence lost and lives crushed by history, each tale is a psychologically acute, startling human drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated by Jonathan Katz\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zweig, Stefan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50666622681272,"sku":"9780141192826","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9780141192826.jpg?v=1734751483","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9780141192826","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}