Roland, a young student at a new university, meets an inspirational teacher who sweeps him into his world of literature and learning.
When the boy moves into the same building as the teacher and his wife, he becomes ever closer to this remarkable man, though he also senses his mentor pulling away from him – sometimes even seeming to hate him. But the truth about these feelings is something that will shape both men for the rest of their lives.
Hoodwinkery and Legerdemain
The one thing that five of the six Stefan Zweig books currently in print in Britain have most strikingly in common is not the author’s consistency of style but his photograph opposite the title...
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