World of Yesterday
Publisher: Pushkin Press, Limited
Published: 2009
Language: eng
Number of pages: 474
ISBN-13: 9781906548124
Subjects: Zweig, stefan, 1881-1942; Authors, austrian; Authors, biography
Description: "Austrian writer Stefan Zweig's final work, posted to his publisher the day before his tragic death, brings the destruction of a war-torn Europe vividly to life. 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. A truthful and passionate account of the horror that tore apart European culture, The World of Yesterday gives us insight into the history of a world brutally destroyed, written by a master at the height of his literary talent."--Publisher's description.