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A married couple are troubled by events and jealous of each other's attentions the night before at a masquerade ball. Suddenly, Fridolin, a doctor, is summoned to the bedside of an elderly councillor whose daughter he finds attractive and vaguely sensual. So begins a series of involvements throughout the night in increasingly dangerous and deviant sexual adventures for Fridolin, who is later taken by a friend to a "secret" party... Recognised as Schnitzler's masterpiece, this book was also the inspiration for Kubrick's last film, Eyes Wide Shut.
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Amidst a short spat between a married couple, the husband, a doctor, is summoned to the bedside of a dying man. So begins a series of involvements throughout the night in increasingly dangerous and deviant sexual adventures for Fridolin, who, taken by a friend to a "secret" party, is forced to make choices that seem beyond his control. The dream like events are made more frighteningly real by Schnitzler's powerfully detailed descriptions, as, little by little, Fridolin gives in to the demands of the secret celebrants. Order may seem to be restored, but the desperation, the depravity of the human mind remains just below the surface of the conscious willing of good.
A married couple are troubled by events and jealous of each other's attentions the night before at a masquerade ball. Suddenly, Fridolin, a doctor, is summoned to the bedside of an elderly councillor whose daughter he finds attractive and vaguely sensual. So begins a series of involvements throughout the night in increasingly dangerous and deviant sexual adventures for Fridolin, who is later taken by a friend to a "secret" party... Recognised as Schnitzler's masterpiece, this book was also the inspiration for Kubrick's last film, Eyes Wide Shut.
Synopsis
Amidst a short spat between a married couple, the husband, a doctor, is summoned to the bedside of a dying man. So begins a series of involvements throughout the night in increasingly dangerous and deviant sexual adventures for Fridolin, who, taken by a friend to a "secret" party, is forced to make choices that seem beyond his control. The dream like events are made more frighteningly real by Schnitzler's powerfully detailed descriptions, as, little by little, Fridolin gives in to the demands of the secret celebrants. Order may seem to be restored, but the desperation, the depravity of the human mind remains just below the surface of the conscious willing of good.
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'Twenty-four brown slaves rowed the splendid galley that would bring Prince Amgiad to the Caliph's palace. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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