The scandalous erotic novella of infidelity, transgression and decadence in early twentieth-century Vienna
A married couple are first disturbed and then achieve a new depth of understanding by confessing to each other their sexual fantasies, dream-like adventures and might-have-beens in Dream Story. Like his Viennese contemporary Sigmund Freud, the doctor and writer Arthur Schnitzler was a bold pioneer in exploring the dark tangled roots of human sexuality. Taking us on a tour of the city's seedy cafes, red-light district, decadent villas, hospitals and morgue, Schnitzler brilliantly uncovers the violence and depravity lurking beneath the surface of civilized society.
Translated by J. M. Q. Davies
With an introduction by Frederic Raphael
- ISBN10 0241372631
- ISBN13 9780241372630
- Publish Date 1 January 2098 (first published 21 May 1998)
- Publish Status Forthcoming
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Imprint Penguin Classics
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 128
- Language English