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Sentimental novel in letters written in 1774

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther

Sentimental novel in letters, written in 1774. The motif of Goethe's novel, inspired by the death of his friend Karl Wilhelm Ieruzalema suffering from love for a married woman, and committed suicide. The novel immediately became a bestseller, and has caused Europe's wave of similar suicides that has been called the Werther effect. This effect was so strong that in some countries the authorities banned the distribution of the book.

Translation Alexander Strugovshchikov

Text edition 1879

Modern spelling Publisher Digital Books, 2014

The cover illustration of the German edition of the XIX century.

On the icon Sobinov Leonid, Russian opera singer in the role of Werther. Opera "Werther"

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