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The World of Yesterday
Paperback
Historical FiguresLiterary FiguresGeneral European History
Publisher Price: $24.95
ISBN13: 9780803226616
Publisher: Univ Of Nebraska Pr
Published: May 1 2013
Pages: 472
Weight: 1.18
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.48 Depth: 8.46
Language: English
By the author who inspired Wes Anderson's film, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Written as both a recollection of the past and a warning for future generations, The World of Yesterday recalls the golden age of literary Vienna--its seeming permanence, its promise, and its devastating fall.Surrounded by the leading literary lights of the epoch, Stefan Zweig draws a vivid and intimate account of his life and travels through Vienna, Paris, Berlin, and London, touching on the very heart of European culture. His passionate, evocative prose paints a stunning portrait of an era that danced brilliantly on the edge of extinction.
This new translation by award-winning Anthea Bell captures the spirit of Zweig's writing in arguably his most revealing work.
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