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Genius and Discovery

Five Historical Miniatures

Genius and Discovery( )
Author: Zweig, Stefan
Translator: Bell, Anthea
ISBN:978-1-78227-275-5
Publication Date:Nov 2017
Publisher:Steerforth Press
Imprint:Pushkin Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $16.95
Book Description:

One of two beautifully designed hardback gift editions of Stefan Zweig's breathlessly dramatic historical sketches, out in time for the holidays. Millions of people in a nation are necessary for a single genius to arise, millions of tedious hours must pass before a truly historic shooting star of humanity appears in the sky. Five vivid dramatizations of some of the most pivotal episodes in human history, from the Discovery of the Pacific to the composition of...
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Book Details
Pages:160
Detailed Subjects: History / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):4.6 x 7.4 x 0.6 Inches
Book Weight:0.4 Pounds
Author Biography
Zweig, Stefan (Author)
Born in Vienna, the prolific Zweig was a poet in his early years. In the 1920s, he achieved fame with the many biographies he wrote of famous people including Balzac, Dostoevsky, Dickens and Freud. Erasmus with whom he closely identified, was the subject of a longer biography. He also wrote the novellas Amok (1922) and The Royal Game (1944). As Nazism spread, Zweig, a Jew, fled to the United States and then to Brazil. He hoped to start a new life there, but the haunting memory of Nazism, still undefeated, proved too much for him. He died with his wife in a suicide pact. 020



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