Chapter "Die Leiden des jungen Werther" - in simple language

Werther" was Goethe's first novel. It immediately became a bestseller throughout Europe. Goethe was 25 years old at the time and unhappily in love. He wrote the novel in letters. In each letter, Goethe's hero Werther describes his unhappy feelings.

Werther is in love with an engaged woman. Her name is Lotte. Lotte reciprocates his feelings. But it is too late for the two of them. Werther is not allowed to show his impetuous love. This drives him to despair. Werther becomes an outsider. And Lotte plays with his feelings. It's all too much for him ...

Goethe brought these complicated feelings home to an entire generation.

Goethe's famous epistolary novel is published here in simple language.

The text largely complies with the DIN 8581-1 standard and has also been adapted for easy reading. The content is typographically designed to be particularly reader-friendly.
The book is also suitable for readers with limited reading ability (LRS), German as a second language or with cognitive impairments.

“Werther” was edited by Lars Albaum and Dr. Patrick Krause.
The title is part of the aibo publishing series “World literature in simple and easy language”. Even the first publications in the series generated a media response across Europe.
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