
BIBLIOTECA DE «LA NACION» - H. SUDERMANN
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In a quiet provincial town, an elderly doctor lingers at the brink of retirement, his days marked by the steady tick of a worn clock and the soft rustle of letters arriving at his bedside. The routine is broken when a handwritten note, untethered to any postage, reaches him—a missive from a nephew recalling the kindness once shown to a woman named Marta, whose fate still haunts the family. This brief exchange hints at lingering loyalties and the weight of past promises that still shape the doctor's world.
At the heart of the story lies a young woman of modest origins, gifted with striking intelligence and a fragile, almost mystical sensitivity. Her inner life is a turbulent mix of longing, affection, and restless nerves, rendering every small gesture a source of both joy and torment. As she navigates the expectations of those around her, her quiet desperation begins to surface, setting the stage for a drama steeped in pain, compassion, and the restless yearning that defines her very being.
Language
es
Duration
~5 hours (289K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2008-07-17
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1857–1928
A bestselling German novelist and dramatist of his day, he wrote vivid stories about ambition, class, desire, and the pull of home. His work helped shape late 19th-century theater, and one of his stories later inspired the classic film Sunrise.
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