The Sorrows of Young Werther

The Sorrows of Young Werther, one of the greatest love classics and masterpieces of all time, deeply affected the entire German society, especially young people, immediately after its first publication in 1774, and caused many suicides in Germany in those years. While The Sorrows of Young Werther succeeded in making Goethe the pioneer of the Sturm und Drang movement of German Literature, it became a cult work of romantic European readers with its passionate and self-destructive protagonist, adapted into parodies, operas, poems and theater plays. has arrived.

Young Werther tells his soul to his readers with his delightful and at the same time hopeless love letters and his unrequited love. In a way, his story opens the doors of "confession" literature, revealing Goethe's life and his sad, unfinished love story.

Although the novel is a love story, it is also important in terms of the social criticism it contains. The Sorrows of Young Werther can also be read as the manifesto of a cornered young individual in the 18th century.

(From the Promotional Bulletin)

Dough Type: 2nd Dough

Size: 13x20

Number of Printings: 1st Edition

First Print Year: 2017

Number of Pages: 160

Media Type: Paperback