The Sorrow of Young Werther - Wolfgang von Goethe - Bookniverse

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born in 1749 in Frankfurt. He had multi-identities, such as a poet, playwriter, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director and amateur artist. The Sorrows of Young Werther is a semi-autobiographical work. Since its publication in 1774, this classics novel has attained tremendous success, as well as placing Goethe among the foremost writers in the German literary field.