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Zusatztext "Schnitzler's brilliant novella." - Desmond Christy! Guardian "Schnitzler was a remarkable and versatile talent who adapted for his artistic purposes both the new techniques of psychoanalysis and what was later to be known as the stream of consciousness." - John Bayley! Times Literary Supplement "What makes it a tour de force is that the story is old! in a superbly sustained stream-of-consciousness! entirely from Else's point of view." - Gilbert Adair! Evening Standard Informationen zum Autor Arthur Schnitzler (1862-1931) was born in Vienna! the son of a prominent Jewish doctor! and studied medicine at the University of Vienna. In later years he devoted his life to writing and was successful as a novelist! dramatist and short story writer—His novels Dying and Casanova’s Return to Venice are also available from Pushkin Press. Schnitzler's work shows a remarkable ability to create atmosphere and a profound understanding of human motives. Klappentext Else receives an unexpected telegram from her mother! begging her to save her father from debtor's jail. The only way out is to borrow money from a family acquaintance. Through this telegram! Else is forced into the reality of a world entirely at odds with her romantic imagination! with terrible consequences. Schnitzler's brilliant novella -- Desmond Christy The Guardian Schnitzler was a remarkable and versatile talent who adapted for his artistic purposes both the new techniques of psychoanalysis and what was later to be known as the stream of consciousness -- John Bayley Times Literary Supplement What makes it a tour de force is that the story is old, in a superbly sustained stream-of-consciousness, entirely from Else's point of view -- Gilbert Adair Evening Standard A romantic young woman finds herself confronted by a moral dilemma- with tragic consequences. Zusammenfassung Else receives an unexpected telegram from her mother! begging her to save her father from debtor's jail. The only way out is to borrow money from a family acquaintance. Through this telegram! Else is forced into the reality of a world entirely at odds with her romantic imagination! with terrible consequences. ...
