A new Pushkin Collection edition of this classic Zweig novella; a darkly compelling coming-of-age story.
On holiday at an Austrian spa resort, Edgar is proud to introduce a new friend-a suave and charmingly indolent baron-to his mother. But as the two adults start developing a relationship of their own, new feelings of jealousy are awakened in his young mind. Edgar is determined to discover the burning secret that unites the older pair, but unprepared for a revelation that will change him for ever.
