A young man has an affair with a married woman. He is terrified her husband will challenge him to a duel and kill him. Meanwhile he toys with the affections of another and, for a moment, life seems full of joy. The doorbell rings. The husband enters the room.

Based on Schnitzler’s play Liebelei, David Harrower’s Sweet Nothings captures the power of sexual longing, the cruelty of tradition and the vulnerability of those in love.

Published by Faber

80 pages

Condition; VERY GOOD – slight damage to cover/spine – unmarked