Beware of Pity Clement Egerton as a European

as a European

Though they seemingly share little other than a cell

James Joyce's semi-autobiographical novel A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN is the coming of age story of Stephen Dedalus in the turbulent times of late 19th century Ireland

the daughter who died nameless and whose tombstone is etched with a single word

Publisher: NYRB

Beware of Pity Clement Egerton as a EuropeanThe great Austrian writer Stefan Zweig was a master anatomist of the deceitful heart, and Beware of Pity, the only novel he published during his lifetime, uncovers the seed of selfishness within even the finest of feelings. Hofmiller, an Austro Hungarian cavalry officer stationed at the edge of the empire, is invited to a party at the home of a rich local landowner, a world away from the dreary routine of the barracks. The surroundings are glamorous,