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Stefan Zweig was an Austrian writer who wrote historical studies, biographies, novels and memoirs. He was a cosmopolitan and a pacifist, but he committed suicide in Brazil in 1942 after the rise of Nazism.
The writer Stefan Zweig (1881–1942) lived in Austria and traveled widely before he was driven into exile in the 1930s. He achieved distinction in several genres, including poetry and essays, and he was particularly notable for his interpretations of imaginary and historical characters.
Stefan Zweig was once ‘the world’s most translated author’ – then he faded into obscurity. But a revival in interest is under way, reports Matthew Anderson.
The World of Yesterday: Memoires of a European (German title Die Welt von Gestern: Erinnerungen eines Europäers) is the memoir [1] [2] [3] of Austrian writer Stefan Zweig. [4] It has been called the most famous book on the Habsburg Empire . [ 5 ]
A classic memoir of Vienna and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, written by Stefan Zweig, a famous writer and translator who committed suicide in 1942. Read reviews, ratings, and excerpts of this book that captures the spirit of a lost age and the horror of the Nazi era.
Jun 8, 2018 · Stefan Zweig was a prolific Austrian-British writer of novels, short stories, memoirs, biographies, and essays. He was known for his humanistic and cosmopolitan views, his travels around the world, and his tragic suicide in 1942.
Dec 10, 2022 · In the 1920s, a rumor spread in literary circles that Hugo von Hofmannsthal was making fun of Stefan Zweig, a fellow Austrian writer whom he despised. Supposedly, Hofmannsthal was calling his...
