02339cam a22003733u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000350012624000240016124500220018526400510020730000470025833600260030533700260033133800360035750000310039350800750042452012330049953400450173265300230177765300310180065300250183170000320185670000170188885600430190599900170194833886UtSlPG20260610133755.0mcr n260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d a07029154 aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPT1 aSudermann, Hermann,d1857-192814aDer Wunsch. English14aThe Wish: A Novel 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2010 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2010-10-28 aProduced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by the Web Archive a"The Wish: A Novel" by Hermann Sudermann is a literary work written in the late 19th century. The novel centers around complex emotions and relationships, particularly focusing on Olga, a woman caught in the aftermath of a tragic love story involving her sister's husband, Robert Hellinger. The narrative explores themes of love, loss, and moral strife as the characters navigate the difficult dynamics of personal desires against social expectations. The opening of the novel introduces the reader to an old doctor contemplating his life’s work and the turbulence that lies ahead. As he receives letters containing joyful news about familial ties and love, his mundane morning is shattered by another letter announcing Olga's tragic decision to end her life due to insurmountable emotional turmoil. The turmoil intensifies as the doctor grapples with the implications of Olga's death, discovering the profound impact it has on Robert Hellinger, her betrothed, who is haunted by grief and questions about her demise. This sets the stage for a poignant exploration of the fragility of human connections and the devastating consequences of unspoken feelings and societal pressures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aSisters -- Fiction aSuicide victims -- Fiction aLove stories, German1 aLee, Elizabeth,d1858?-19201 aHenkel, Lily40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33886 c74732d74732