Journey to the past - Stefan Zweig

She is no longer the same woman, and he is no longer the same man, yet they were searching for each other in a futile, pointless pursuit, and while they were fleeing from meeting, they were burdened with the difficulty of finding each other again in a hopeless, imaginary attempt, like the two black shadows at the tips of their feet. However, love does not become a true, mature love until it stops growing as a fetus in the darkness of the womb; love only becomes love when it comes out into the world, bravely announcing its existence with hot breaths and generous kisses. Love only becomes love when it is forcefully recognized. This novella was found among Stefan Zweig's papers after his death, and it was not published until nearly three decades after his departure. He wrote it in stages, but the complete version was discovered in an apartment he lived in in London before fleeing to Latin America. It was published for the first time in Germany and received wide acclaim after being translated into several languages.