Beatrice And Her Son by Arthur Schnitzler

Beatrice And Her Son by Arthur Schnitzler

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Summary

Part of the TWENTIETH CENTURY CLASSICS, this masterpiece of Viennese psychological eroticism, translated from the German by Shaun Whiteside, tells how a young widow is torn between her desperate desire for love and her wish to cling on to her ever more independent son.

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Beatrice And Her Son by Arthur Schnitzler

This new translation of the startling BEATRICE AND HER SON will allow a new generation of readers to enjoy this beautiful, heartless and baffling novella. A young widow is torn between her desperate desire for love and her wish to cling on to her ever more independent son. A masterpiece of Viennese psychological eroticism.
The extraordinary Viennese writer Arthur Schnitzler (1862-1910) was born in Vienna, the son of a prominent Jewish laryngologist, Schnitzler studies medicine at Vienna University but soon abandoned medicine for writing. From 1895 he attracted public attention as a dramatist. Concentrating on sex and death, his work shows a remarkable capacity to create atmosphere and to pursue profound, ruthless and often Freudian analysis of human motives.
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ISBN 13 9780141182698
ISBN 10 0141182695
Title Beatrice And Her Son
Author Arthur Schnitzler
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1999-07-01
Number of pages 112
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.