Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman (German: Vierundzwanzig Stunden aus dem Leben einer Frau) is a 1927 novella by the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig.[1] It was filmed in 1931, 1944, 1952, 1968, and 2002.[2][3] A television movie, Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life, was telecast in 1961, starring Ingrid Bergman and Rip Torn.[4]
 | |
| Author | Stefan Zweig |
|---|---|
| Original title | Vierundzwanzig Stunden aus dem Leben einer Frau |
| Translator | Eden Paul Cedar Paul |
| Language | German |
| Publisher | Insel-Verlag |
Publication date | 1927 |
| Publication place | Germany |
Published in English | 1927 |
Plot
edit
"It traces a woman through a single day, but that day is simultaneously the most vividly wonderful and ultimately terrible of her life. She is an English widow who becomes mesmerised by the almost suicidally reckless gambling of a failed Polish diplomat one evening in Monte Carlo. From this first spark of interest, she is drawn into his troubled, unstable life."[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Lezard, Nicholas (2003-09-20). "Review: Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman by Stefan Zweig | Books". The Guardian. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ^ "Ving-quatre heures de la vie d'une femme (1968)". Film & TV Database. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
- ^ McCarthy, Todd (2002-11-21). "24 Hours in the Life of a Woman". Variety. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
- ^ Gould, Jack (March 21, 1961). "Star Makes Second Major Appearance: But Play Is Held Not Up to Her Talents". The New York Times. p. 75.
- ^ Morrison, James (2014-03-10). "Stefan Zweig". Bookslut. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
External links
edit- Complete text of Four-and-Twenty Hours in the Life of a Woman (English translation by Eden and Cedar Paul) at HathiTrust Digital Library
 | This article about a 1920s novel is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. See guidelines for writing about novels. Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page. |