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The Sorrows of Young Werther

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The Sorrows of Young Werther

Paper book: €16.99

Digital: €4.99

Original publication
1774
Monolingual
22 October 2026
Pages
286
Difficulty
Medium
Genres
Romance, Psychology
Moods
Be moved to tears, Fall in love, Understand myself
Translated from
German

Book summary

Young Werther settles in a quiet German village. At a ball he meets Charlotte, a radiant young woman who looks after her little brothers and sisters, but who is already promised to another man. In the letters he writes to his friend Wilhelm, Werther tells of his happiness, then of his torment.

This short novel made Goethe famous overnight. All Europe was gripped by Werther, so much so that young men began to dress like him, in a blue coat and a yellow waistcoat.

Written in the form of letters, it is easy to read in the language you are learning.

The plot

舞會上誕生的愛情。1771年春天,年輕的維特來到德國一座小城定居。他在信中向朋友威廉訴說自己的幸福。

The world of the book

德國的一個村莊。維特愛上附近的一個村子,他稱它為瓦爾海姆:教堂前有兩棵高大的椴樹,還有一家小客棧,他常在那裡曬著太陽讀書。這部書信體小說於1774年問世,隨即風行整個歐洲。年輕人甚至仿效維特的裝扮,穿藍色禮服和黃色背心。

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