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Title: The Sorrows of Young Werther
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Narrator: Don Hagen
Format: Unabridged
Length: 4 hrs and 44 mins
Language: English
Release date: 01-29-10
Publisher: Gildan Media, LLC
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 80 votes
Genres: Classics, World Literature
Publisher's Summary:
The Sorrows of Young Werther is a loosely based autobiographical novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It was first published in 1774 and is one of the most famous - and infamous - works in the history of literature.
Werther, a sensitive young man, falls in love with Lotte, a sweet-natured girl he meets while visitng an idyllic German village. Although Lotte is betrothed to Albert, Werthers infatuation with her torments him to the point of despair and suicide.
The book, consisting almost entirely of letters written by Werther to his friend Wilhelm, was an immediate success and developed a large cult following, resulting in copycat suicides. Based on Goethes unrequited love for Charlotte Buff, it is the first great confessional novel and turned Goethe into one of the first international literary celebrities.