Jun 27
In this haunting novella by Stefan Zweig, a solitary European doctor stationed in colonial Southeast Asia finds himself drawn into a whirlwind of obsession, guilt, and moral collapse. When a mysterious woman seeks his help, a single moment of pride and hesitation sets off a chain of irreversible consequences. What follows is a fevered confession aboard a ship, under the stars, as the doctor recounts his descent into madness—his “amok”—a state of uncontrollable frenzy known in the tropics.