Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman
by Stefan Zweig
This title was previously available on NetGalley and is now archived.
Buy on Amazon
Buy on BN.com
Buy on Bookshop.org
*This page contains affiliate links, so we may earn a small commission when you make a purchase through links on our site at no additional cost to you.
Send NetGalley books directly to your Kindle or Kindle app
1
To read on a Kindle or Kindle app, please add kindle@netgalley.com as an approved email address to receive files in your Amazon account. Click here for step-by-step instructions.
2
Also find your Kindle email address within your Amazon account, and enter it here.
Pub Date Sep 06 2016 | Archive Date Jun 16 2016
Description
This classic Austrian novella paints a deeply moving portrait of a woman whose quest for passion and purpose comes at a steep price
The less I felt in myself, the more strongly I was drawn to those places where the whirligig of life spins most rapidly.
So begins an extraordinary day in the life of Mrs C—recently bereaved and searching for excitement and meaning. Drawn to the bright lights of a casino, and the passion of a desperate stranger, she discovers a purpose once again but at what cost?
In this vivid and moving tale of a compassionate woman, and her defining experience, Zweig explores the power of intense love, overwhelming loneliness and regret that can last for a lifetime.
The less I felt in myself, the more strongly I was drawn to those places where the whirligig of life spins most rapidly.
So begins an extraordinary day in the life of Mrs C—recently bereaved and searching for excitement and meaning. Drawn to the bright lights of a casino, and the passion of a desperate stranger, she discovers a purpose once again but at what cost?
In this vivid and moving tale of a compassionate woman, and her defining experience, Zweig explores the power of intense love, overwhelming loneliness and regret that can last for a lifetime.
Advance Praise
'The rediscovery of this extraordinary writer could well be on a par with last year's refinding of the long-lost Stoner, by John Williams' Simon Winchester, Daily Telegraph
'At once the literary heir of Chekhov, Conrad, and Maupassant' Harvard Review
'The Updike of his day... Zweig is a lucid writer, and Bell renders his prose flawlessly' New York Observer
'Zweig is the most adult of writers; civilised, urbane, but never jaded or cynical; a realist who nonetheless believed in the possibility--the necessity--of empathy' Independent
'At once the literary heir of Chekhov, Conrad, and Maupassant' Harvard Review
'The Updike of his day... Zweig is a lucid writer, and Bell renders his prose flawlessly' New York Observer
'Zweig is the most adult of writers; civilised, urbane, but never jaded or cynical; a realist who nonetheless believed in the possibility--the necessity--of empathy' Independent
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781782272151 |
| PRICE | $6.99 (USD) |
Average rating from 20 members
Readers who liked this book also liked:
Sunny Bunnies: My Book of Feelings – Board Book for Kids Ages 3–6 | Emotions, Emotional Intelligence, Self-Awareness, and Social Skills
Carine Laforest;
Children's Fiction
Carine Laforest;
Children's Fiction
© 2025 NetGalley LLC
• All Rights Reserved
