Beware of Pity

Stefan Zweig’s most famous novel, reissued with a new jacket and title ‘I can’t take any more of your revolting merciful kindness!’ Who would have thought that the great military hero Captain Hofmiller – that living monument to his own courage – would have anything burdening his soul? But when he reveals his story, it is not one of bravery but tragedy- a simple blunder at a dance from which disaster grows, ruining lives with his weak, foolish pity… Beware of Pity is Stefan Zweig’s greatest novel, fiercely capturing human emotions in all their subtleties and extremes – while Hofmiller, his unforgettable, naive creation, misunderstands everything, resulting in his downfall. Translated by Jonathan Katz. —- ISBN: 9780241678763 | ISBN10: 0241678765 | ISBN-13: 978-0241678763