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Compulsion Other Stories

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These stories concern the author's anti-war feelings following the First World War. The artist Ferdinand, central figure of 'Compulsion', partly reflects Zweig's own experience. 'In the snow' tells of the plight of a group of Jews who freeze to death …

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These stories concern the author's anti-war feelings following the First World War. The artist Ferdinand, central figure of 'Compulsion', partly reflects Zweig's own experience. 'In the snow' tells of the plight of a group of Jews who freeze to death while trying to escape a medieval pogrom. In 'Wondrak', a woman, disfigured since birth, attempts to save her only child from being drafted into the army.

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"These stories concern the author's anti-war feelings following the First World War. The artist Ferdinand, central figure of 'Compulsion', partly reflects Zweig's own experience. 'In the snow' tells of the …"

— Margaret

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