Written in 1925, this book depicts the anxieties of Irene, a young woman from high society, who, after having an affair with a pianist, fears being discovered by her husband and losing her prestigious status. This leads her to rethink her fate and life, expressing Zweig's disdain and scorn for the superficial and decadent lifestyle of high society at the time. "Fear" is renowned for its profound, detailed, and captivating psychological descriptions, and along with Zweig's masterpieces "Letter from an Unknown Woman" and "Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman," it is considered a masterpiece of female psychology.
本书写于1925年，通过描写一个上流社会少妇伊蕾娜与钢琴师发生婚外情后，害怕被丈夫发现而失去高贵地位而心生恐惧，从而引发女主人公对自己命运和生活的重新思考，表达了茨威格对当时虚浮和糜烂的上流社会生活的鄙夷和嗤笑。《恐惧》以深刻细致而又引人入胜的心理描写著称，与茨威格的代表作《一个陌生女人的来信》《一个女人一生中的二十四小时》一起被誉为描写女性心理的杰作。
本书写于1925年，通过描写一个上流社会少妇伊蕾娜与钢琴师发生婚外情后，害怕被丈夫发现而失去高贵地位而心生恐惧，从而引发女主人公对自己命运和生活的重新思考，表达了茨威格对当时虚浮和糜烂的上流社会生活的鄙夷和嗤笑。《恐惧》以深刻细致而又引人入胜的心理描写著称，与茨威格的代表作《一个陌生女人的来信》《一个女人一生中的二十四小时》一起被誉为描写女性心理的杰作。
