World of Yesterday

Title: World of Yesterday
Author: Stefan Zweig
ISBN: 9780803226616
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 2013
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Condition: New
New from the publisher

European History 1561061

Publisher Description:

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.