Zweig, Stefan 1881-1942

Balzac by Stefan Zweig ( Book )
118 editions published between 1946 and 2010 in 11 languages and held by 2,625 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Poslední dílo Zweigovo, které patří k nejlepším románovým biografiím 20. století. Pracoval na něm plných deset let a třebas nebylo dokončeno, kreslí mohutný obraz Balzacova života, opravdového románu, jenž strhuje dynamikou

Marie Antoinette, the portrait of an average woman by Stefan Zweig ( Book )
50 editions published between 1932 and 2012 in English and German and held by 2,342 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Stefan Zweig's "Marie Antoinette: The Portrait of an Average Woman" is a dramatic account of the guillotine's most famous victim, from the time when as a fourteen-year-old she took Versailles by storm, to her frustrations with her aloof husband, her passionate love affair with the Swedish Count von Fersen, and ultimately to the chaos of the French Revolution and the savagery of the Terror

Mary, queen of Scotland and the Isles by Stefan Zweig ( Book )
23 editions published between 1935 and 2010 in English and German and held by 1,703 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The world of yesterday : an autobiography by Stefan Zweig ( Book )
339 editions published between 1941 and 2013 in 12 languages and held by 1,615 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Written as both a recollection of the past, and as 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, Zweig draws a vivid and intimate account of his life and travels through Vienna, Paris, Berlin and London, touching upon the 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 the awardwinning Anthea Bell capture

Erasmus of Rotterdam = Erasmus von Rotterdam by Stefan Zweig ( Book )
29 editions published between 1934 and 2004 in 4 languages and held by 1,472 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Beware of pity by Stefan Zweig ( Book )
63 editions published between 1939 and 2013 in English and German and held by 1,453 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 1913 a young second lieutenant discovers the terrible danger of pity. He had no idea the girl was lame when he asked her to dance his compensatory afternoon calls relieve his guilt but give her a dangerous glimmer of hope. Stefan Zweig's only novel is a devastating depiction of the torment of the betrayal. of both honour and love, realised against the background of the disintegration of the AustroHungarian Empire

Maria Stuart by Stefan Zweig ( Book )
366 editions published between 1835 and 2013 in 22 languages and held by 1,324 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Les événements, heureux ou tragiques, qui ont marqué la vie de celle qui fut reine d'Écosse à l'âge de six jours. [SDM]

Conqueror of the seas; the story of Magellan by Stefan Zweig ( Book )
17 editions published between 1938 and 2007 in English and German and held by 1,270 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Schachnovelle by Stefan Zweig ( Book )
214 editions published between 1942 and 2013 in 7 languages and held by 1,149 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Auf einem Passagierdampfer, der von New York nach Buenos Aires unterwegs ist, fordert ein Millionaer gegen Honorar den mit einer Art mechanischer Praezision spielenden Schachweltmeister Mirko Czentovic zu einer Partie heraus. Der mitreisende Dr. B., ein oesterreichischer Emigrant, greift beratend ein und erreicht so ein Remis fuer den Herausforderer. Er hat sich, von der Gestapo, die ihn verhaftete, in ein Hotelzimmer gesperrt und von der Aussenwelt hermetisch abgeschlossen, monatelang mit dem blinden Spiel von 150 Partien beschaeftigt, um sich so seine intellektuelle Widerstandskraft zu erhalten. Durch diese einseitige geistige Anstrengung ergriff ihn ein Nervenfieber, dessentwegen man ihn entliess. Jetzt spielt Dr. B. zum ersten Mal wieder gegen einen tatsaechlichen, freilich roboterhaft reagierenden Gegner. Es geht ihm bei dieser Partie lediglich darum, festzustellen, ob sein Tun damals waehrend seiner Haft noch Spiel oder bereits Wahnsinn gewesen ist. Er schlaegt den Weltmeister in der ersten Partie souveraen, laesst sich aber, eigentlich gegen seinen Willen, auf eine Revanche ein. Waehrend dieser zweiten Partie ergreift ihn wieder das Nervenfieber: er bricht die Partie ab und wird nie wieder ein Schachbrett beruehren. - Kurzbeschreibung

Brazil : land of the future by Stefan Zweig ( Book )
135 editions published between 1941 and 2013 in 6 languages and held by 1,132 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
L'auteur, fuyant l'Allemagne nazie, réfugié en Amérique, raconte ici l'histoire du Brésil et nous fait voyager dans le pays, présentant ses hauts lieux, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo