Attergauer Cultural Summer - Stefan Zweig - LETTER FROM AN UNKNOWN

Stefan Zweig: Letter from an Unknown Person (published 1922)

Ursula Strauss, narrator


In his novels, novellas and historical writings, Stefan Zweig proves himself to be an explorer of vast landscapes of the soul and emotions. He was a successful writer in a time that was derailed by the National Socialists' seizure of power, which drove him into exile in Brazil. In his novella Brief einer Unbekannten (Letter from an Unknown), written during his productive years in Salzburg, he tells of the passion, loneliness and love of a woman.
Ursula Strauss' great acting art lies in the sensitivity with which she embodies her characters. They are always very different women's fates, whose characters she gives authenticity, dignity and humour.
A very intimate and quiet evening in the unique ambience of the Narzbergergut.