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A sensitive young man writes letters about an impossible love
1774Fast paceMelancholic
What it is about
Werther is a young artist who leaves for a quiet village and falls deeply in love with Lotte, who is already engaged. The novel is told in letters to a friend and follows his growing emotional turmoil. It was hugely popular in Europe and helped launch the Romantic movement.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who want a landmark of Romantic literature.
What you will get
A short, intense classic. It ends in tragedy.
The Sorrows of Young Werther Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Classics · Romanticism · Unrequited love · Letters
Length
144 pages · ≈ 4 h
More about this book
Characters
Werther, Lotte and Albert.
Setting
A small German village in the 1770s.
What makes it different
An early novel in letters about feeling above all.
Feel
Passionate, sad and lyrical.
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