Beware of Pity by Stefan Zweig

When kindness is mistaken for love, compassion can become a dangerous obligation.

Beware of Pity by Stefan Zweig follows a young cavalry officer, Anton Hofmiller, whose awkward encounter with Edith, the daughter of a wealthy landowner, draws him into an increasingly fraught relationship. His attempts to spare her feelings entangle pity, guilt, and responsibility, with devastating consequences.

Set in the Austro-Hungarian world before the First World War, this psychological novel examines the difference between genuine compassion and the desire to escape another person’s suffering. A compelling choice for readers of European classics and morally complex literary fiction.

• Author: Stefan Zweig
• Format: Paperback
• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Edition publication date: 29 February 2024
• Language: English
• Pages: 384
• ISBN-13: 9780241678763

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