Beware of Pity

Beware of Pity

by Stefan Zweig

New York Review of Books · 2006 · 392 pages

A chance encounter with a crippled young woman at a lavish party plunges an Austro-Hungarian officer into a downward spiral of misplaced pity and guilt. Stefan Zweig masterfully dissects how well-intentioned sympathy can curdle into obligation and ultimately destructive obsession. This is a profound psychological study for readers who appreciate intricate character portraits and the subtle, often devastating, workings of the human heart.

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