Beware of Pity

<p>'<b>The most exciting book I have ever read ... a feverish, fascinating novel' Antony Beevor, <i>Sunday Telegraph</i></b><br><br><i>'I can't take any more of your revolting merciful kindness!'</i><br><br>Who would have thought that the great military hero Captain Hofmiller - that living monument to his own courage - would have anything burdening his soul? But when he reveals his story, it is not one of bravery but tragedy: a simple blunder at a dance from which disaster grows, ruining lives with his weak, foolish pity...<br><br><i>Beware of Pity</i> is Stefan Zweig's greatest novel, fiercely capturing human emotions in all their subtleties and extremes - while Hofmiller, his unforgettable, naïve creation, misunderstands everything, resulting in his downfall.<br><br>Translated by Jonathan Katz. Previously published as <i>Impatience of the Heart.</i></p>