Project Gutenberg 2008-07-17 Public domain in the USA. 257 Sudermann, Hermann 1857 1928 Sudermann, Herman Sunderman, Hermann Sudermann, H. (Hermann) El deseo Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "El deseo" by Hermann Sudermann is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative revolves around complex emotional dynamics among three main characters, particularly focusing on a young woman named Olga, whose tumultuous inner life and struggles with deep-seated anxieties drive the story towards a tragic climax. The author interweaves themes of love, despair, and moral dilemmas, exploring the weight of societal and familial expectations. The opening of "El deseo" introduces a retired doctor who reflects on his past dedicated to medicine while dealing with the emotional chaos surrounding him. Olga's character is introduced as a gifted yet troubled young woman battling intense nervous imbalances and a profound sensitivity to her surroundings. The narrative quickly escalates as letters reveal the intertwining fates of Olga and another character, Roberto Hellinger, hinting at tragedy as a pending consequence of their unfulfilled desires and unresolved tensions. The beginning sets the stage for a dramatic conflict, foreshadowing the emotional upheavals that will unfold as the characters navigate their troubled relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. es Sisters -- Fiction Suicide -- Fiction Love stories, German PT Text Category: Novels Category: German Literature 345512 2025-08-11T03:54:34.960034 text/html 398404 2008-07-18T09:09:28 text/html 193397 2025-08-11T03:54:41.250983 application/epub+zip 198340 2025-08-11T03:54:36.800025 application/epub+zip 190480 2025-08-11T03:54:35.692999 application/epub+zip 329369 2025-08-11T03:54:44.701980 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317506 2025-08-11T03:54:40.587985 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293613 2022-09-12T07:52:39.517801 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327350 2025-08-11T03:54:34.181041 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 327208 2020-09-09T22:37:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 319037 2008-07-18T09:09:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20848 2025-08-11T03:54:44.837953 application/rdf+xml 8407 2025-08-11T03:54:36.187998 image/jpeg 2204 2025-08-11T03:54:35.939014 image/jpeg 125270 2020-09-09T22:37:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 123869 2008-07-18T09:09:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 140663 2008-07-18T09:09:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 188683 2025-08-11T03:54:35.002018 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog de.wikipedia en.wikipedia