This is a wonderful autobiographical book by Stefan Zweig (1881-1942). He draws a vivid picture of the intellectually stimulating life and environment as well as the effect of the turbulent European history during his lifetime.
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- Author
- Stefan Zweig
- First published
- 1999
- Pages
- 512
- Publisher
- Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- German
- ISBN
- 9783596211524
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Stefan Zweig (geboren am 28. November 1881 in Wien, Österreich-Ungarn; gestorben am 23. Februar 1942 in Petrópolis, Brasilien) war ein österreichischer Schriftsteller, Übersetzer und Pazifist. Zweig gehörte zu den beliebtesten deutschsprachigen Schriftstellern seiner Zeit. Mit seinen vielgelesenen psychologischen Novellen wie *Brennendes Geheimnis* (1911), *Angst, Brief einer Unbekannten, Der Amokläufer* und literarisierten Biographien, darunter *Magellan. Der Mann und seine Tat* sowie *Triumph und Tragik des Erasmus von Rotterdam,* gehörte er zu den bedeutenden deutschsprachigen Erzählern zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts. Seine Sprache ist durch Anschaulichkeit und klangliche Gefälligkeit gek
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