This short novel had never to date been translated, so it is with joy that we tasted in this "unprecedented" Zweig and again we revel in his pen while talented suggestion and small delicate touches. This is about a past love, a man and a woman separated by an ocean, by the passing years and the first world war. When finally approach the reunion as hoped, a question arises: love suffers Does the passing of time? In short, a wonderful novel, finesse and sensitivity.