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May 8, 2014 · On February 23, 1942, Stefan Zweig and his young wife committed suicide together in Petrópolis, Brazil. The following day, the Brazilian government held a state funeral, attended by President Getulio Vargas. The news spread rapidly around the world, and the couple’s deaths were reported on the front page of The New York Times. Zweig had been one of the most renowned authors of his time, and his work had been translated into almost fifty languages. In the eyes of one of his friends, the ...
Jun 8, 2018 · ZWEIG, STEFAN (1881-1942) Stefan Zweig, an Austrian writer, was born in Vienna on November 28, 1881, and committed suicide in Petr ó polis, Brazil, on February 22, 1942. From a wealthy middle-class Jewish family, Zweig enjoyed a privileged childhood. He grew up in an open-minded and multilingual home — a background that undoubtedly played a ...
by. Stefan Zweig, Anthea Bell (Translator), André Aciman (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 3.82 avg rating — 7,031 ratings — published 1976 — 66 editions.
The writer Stefan Zweig (1881–1942) was one of the most prominent intellectuals of the 20th century. His historical novels and novellas, which became bestsellers, have been translated into more than 50 languages and are sold worldwide to this day. Zweig was known as a man of peace, a pacifist and a humanist.
ZWEIG, Stefan. Zweig [cvạik], Stefan, austrijski književnik ( Beč, 28. XI. 1881 – Petrópolis kraj Rio de Janeira, 23. II. 1942 ). Odrastao u otvorenoj i kozmopolitskoj židovskoj obitelji. U Berlinu i Beču studirao germanistiku, romanistiku i filozofiju. Zagovornik duhovnoga jedinstva Europe; pacifist.
Jun 5, 2024 · Published: June 5, 2024 8:59am EDT. The works and thought of Jewish-Austrian author Stefan Zweig are inseparable from his “ idea of Europe ”. His vision encompasses a nostalgic lament for a ...
Feb 22, 2012 · The note was written by Stefan Zweig, famous for his novels, plays and poems and remembered as one of the 20 th century’s great men of letters. Stefan Zweig wrote hundreds of thousands of words ...
