Keller's adaptation of perhaps the most famous love story in world literature takes place not in sunny Venetia, but in a rural Swiss community. The two lovers, Vrenchen and Sali, cannot come together because their fathers, both respected farmers, are feuding. This puts their love to a severe test, as it seems there is only one way out. Keller is said to have found inspiration for the novella in a newspaper article after a young couple chose to take their own lives when their families opposed their union. A classic of German Romanticism - sensitively read by Günter Strack. Reading with Günter Strack, 1 mp3-CD, approximately 250 minutes.