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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.
Beware of Pity (German: Ungeduld des Herzens, literally The Heart's Impatience) is a 1939 novel by the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig. It was Zweig's longest work of fiction. It was adapted into a 1946 film of the same title, directed by Maurice Elvey. [1]
Letter from an Unknown Woman (German: Der Brief einer Unbekannten, sometimes appearing without the definite article "der") is a novella by Austrian writer Stefan Zweig. The work first appeared in the 1 January 1922 issue of the Viennese Neuen Freien Presse , [ 1 ] before being published in book form as part of the collection Amok: Novellen ...
The Post Office Girl (German: Rausch der Verwandlung, which roughly means The Intoxication of Transformation) is a novel by the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig. It tells the story of Christine Hoflehner, a female post-office clerk in a small town near Vienna, Austria-Hungary, during the poverty-stricken years following World War I. The book was ...
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.
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]
Novels by Stefan Zweig (2 P) S. Short stories by Stefan Zweig (2 P) Pages in category "Works by Stefan Zweig" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
The first edition of The Royal Game. Following the occupation and annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany, the country's monarchists (i.e. supporters of Otto von Habsburg as the rightful Emperor-Archduke and the rule of the House of Habsburg), conservatives as well as supporters of Engelbert Dollfuss' Austrofascist regime, were severely persecuted by the Nazis, as they were seen as opponents of ...