In the Future of Yesterday : A Life of Stefan Zweig - Rudiger Gorner
Rudiger Gorner
- Pages · 480 pages, 20 b&w Illustrations
- Publication Date · 09/10/2025
- Genre · 20th century
In the Future of Yesterday offers a refreshing approach to the life and work of Austrian writer Stefan Zweig, delving into his considerable contribution to world literature, rooted in the Austro-Jewish tradition. A world traveller from the outset, Zweig liked to uproot himself - but whether he stayed in London, New York, or eventually Brazil, his literary baggage continued to contain the flair of fin de sie`cle Vienna. Looking anew at Zweig's influential time in England and offering fresh insights into his final years in the United States and Brazil, Go"rner discusses Zweig's prolific literary output in relation to his life and treats his political views on Europe, Zionism, and the world order with great depth and scrutiny. Most importantly, In the Future of Yesterday shows Zweig as a towering figure of a form of writing that was bursting with life and was written in the knowledge that there can only be a future if we remain conscious of the past.
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