Dream Story (Green Integer) - Softcover

Schnitzler, Arthur

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1931243484 ISBN 13: 9781931243483

Publisher: Green Integer, 2021

Synopsis

A married couple are troubled by events and jealous of each other's attentions the night before at a masquerade ball. Suddenly, Fridolin, a doctor, is summoned to the bedside of an elderly councillor whose daughter he finds attractive and vaguely sensual. So begins a series of involvements throughout the night in increasingly dangerous and deviant sexual adventures for Fridolin, who is later taken by a friend to a """"secret"""" party... Recognised as Schnitzler's masterpiece, this book was also the inspiration for Kubrick's last film, Eyes Wide Shut.

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Synopsis:

Amidst a short spat between a married couple, the husband, a doctor, is summoned to the bedside of a dying man. So begins a series of involvements throughout the night in increasingly dangerous and deviant sexual adventures for Fridolin, who, taken by a friend to a "secret" party, is forced to make choices that seem beyond his control. The dream like events are made more frighteningly real by Schnitzler's powerfully detailed descriptions, as, little by little, Fridolin gives in to the demands of the secret celebrants. Order may seem to be restored, but the desperation, the depravity of the human mind remains just below the surface of the conscious willing of good.

About the Author:

The extraordinary Viennese writer Arthur Schnitzler (1862-19310) was born in Vienna, the son of a prominent Jewish laryngologist, Schnitzler studies medicine at Vienna University but soon abandoned medicine for writing. From 1895 he attracted public attention as a dramatist. Concentrating on sex and death, his work shows a remarkable capacity to create atmosphere and to pursue profound, ruthless and often Freudian analysis of human motives.

About this edition

• Publisher: Green Integer
• Publication date: 2021
• ISBN 10: 1931243484
• ISBN 13: 9781931243483
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 131