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It's just a masterpiece. When I read it I thought, how is it that we don't know about this-how is it that I am the only person I know who's read this book? Wes Anderson, on Stefan Zweig's Beware of Pity Contents: A Conversation with Wes Anderson-Wes Anderson discusses Zweig's life and work with Zweig biographer George Prochnik. The World of Yesterday-Selected extracts from Zweig's memoir, an unrivalled evocation of bygone Europe. Beware of Pity-An extract from Zweig's only novel, a devastating depiction of the torment of the betrayal of both honour and love. Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman-One of Stefan Zweig's best-loved stories in full-a passionate tale of gambling, love and death.
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The society of the crossed keys, Stefan Zweig
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- Released
- 2014
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- Title
- The society of the crossed keys
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Stefan Zweig
- Publisher
- Pushkin Press
- Released
- 2014
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 266
- ISBN10
- 1782271074
- ISBN13
- 9781782271079
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, True Stories, Classics, Short Stories, German Literature, Opinion Journalism & Essays, Filmthema
- Rating
- 3.9 out of 5
- Description
- It's just a masterpiece. When I read it I thought, how is it that we don't know about this-how is it that I am the only person I know who's read this book? Wes Anderson, on Stefan Zweig's Beware of Pity Contents: A Conversation with Wes Anderson-Wes Anderson discusses Zweig's life and work with Zweig biographer George Prochnik. The World of Yesterday-Selected extracts from Zweig's memoir, an unrivalled evocation of bygone Europe. Beware of Pity-An extract from Zweig's only novel, a devastating depiction of the torment of the betrayal of both honour and love. Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman-One of Stefan Zweig's best-loved stories in full-a passionate tale of gambling, love and death.