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Zusatztext 48733169 Informationen zum Autor Stefan Zweig was one of the most popular and widely translated writers of the early twentieth century. Born into an Austrian-Jewish family in 1881! he became a leading figure in Vienna's cosmopolitan cultural world and was famed for his gripping novellas and vivid psychological biographies. In 1934! following the Nazis' rise to power! Zweig fled Austria! first for England! where he wrote his famous novel Beware of Pity! then the United States and finally Brazil. It was here that he completed his acclaimed autobiography The World of Yesterday! a lament for the golden age of a Europe destroyed by two world wars. The articles and speeches in Messages from a Lost World were written as Zweig! a pacifist and internationalist! witnessed this destruction and warned of the threat to his beloved Europe. On 23 February 1942! Zweig and his second wife Lotte were found dead! following an apparent double suicide. Klappentext A collection of essays and speeches by the great Austrian author, translated into English for the first time. Written from 1914 to the 1940s, they are on the theme of the need for European unity free of nationalism. With a foreword by John Gray. Now in paperback. A collection of essays and speeches by Stefan Zweig from the 1930s and 1940s on the theme of the need for European unity - of great relevance today Zusammenfassung A collection of essays and speeches by Stefan Zweig from the 1930s and 1940s on the theme of the need for European unity - of great relevance today. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Foreword by John Gray 9 Translator’s Introduction 15 The Sleepless World—1914 39 The Tower of Babel—1916 51 History as Poetess—1931 61 European Thought in Its Historical Development—1932 85 The Unification of Europe—1934 113 1914 and Today—1936 125 The Secret of Artistic Creation—1938 135 The Historiography of Tomorrow—1939 159 The Vienna of Yesterday—1940 183 In This Dark Hour—1941 207 Details of First Publication 213 ...
