Ferdinand von Saar (1833-1906) is a classic in Austria, but has been very little translated in France. A former officer in the Austrian army, after his resignation he began writing poems and, above all, short novels.

After Le Château de Kostenitz (Le Promeneur) and Le Lieutenant Burda (Bartillat), Éditions Bartillat offer us today Histoire d'une enfant de Vienne (1892)