The World of Yesterday
by Stefan Zweig & Anthea Bell (translator)
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“It is a gripping read, written just before he committed suicide in Brazil…He wrote vividly about witnessing the outbreak of the First World War. A pacifist, he notes the excitement, the exhilarated men and women out in the streets craving to rush off to battle. He doesn’t tell you much about himself or his wife, but describes people, particularly fellow authors, in a very generous manner.” Read more...
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Brigid Grauman, Journalist
“The World of Yesterday is regarded by many Zweigians as his masterpiece. It’s an autobiography, but it’s also a biography of Vienna, really. And it’s incredibly poignant, because the day after he dispatched the manuscript in 1942—by which time he had left Vienna for the UK and then gone to the States, before reaching his final destination in Brazil—he and his wife killed themselves.” Read more...
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David Edmonds, Philosopher
“He celebrates how much more he’s been able to learn from his own life than his parents had been able to in theirs. It’s amazingly graceful and light.” Read more...
Will Hobson, Translator
