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Decisive Moments in History (German: Sternstunden der Menschheit, lit. 'Stellar Moments of Humankind') is a 1927 history book by the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig . [ 1 ] It started off with only five miniatures in its first edition and grew to a collection of 14 with later editions.
Stefan Zweig (/ z w aɪ ɡ, s w aɪ ɡ / ZWYGHE, SWYGHE, [1] German: [ˈʃtɛfan ˈtsvaɪk] ⓘ; 28 November 1881 – 22 February 1942) was an Austrian writer.At the height of his literary career, in the 1920s and 1930s, he was one of the most widely translated and popular writers in the world.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Short stories by Stefan Zweig (2 P) ... Decisive Moments in History; M. Maria Stuart (biography)
Zweig MS 52, f. 1r; Mozart's Fuga from Quartet in D minor (K 173) The Stefan Zweig Collection is an important collection of autograph manuscripts formed by the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig. After his death in 1942 his heirs continued to develop the collection, and donated it to the British Library in 1986. The collection includes many literary ...
"Buchmendel" is a 1929 short story by the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig. It tells the tragic story of an eccentric but brilliant book peddler, Jakob Mendel, who spends his days trading in one of Vienna's many coffeehouses. With his encyclopaedic mind and devotion to literature, the Poland-born Russian-Jewish immigrant is not only tolerated but ...
Moments later, America’s first Black president appeared to realize his off-color remark could make headline news. “Now, all this stuff…,” said Obama, as he gestured his hand to suggest the ...
After the shortest premiership in British history, Truss was promptly ousted, but not before leaving a legacy: British mortgage rates increased by approximately 2% in a matter of weeks.
Bildnis eines mittleren Charakters) is a 1932 biography of the French queen Marie Antoinette by Austrian writer Stefan Zweig. The Viking Press published the first English-language edition, translated by Eden and Cedar Paul, in 1933. [1] The book was the basis for the 1938 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film, Marie Antoinette, starring Norma Shearer. [2]