In this magnificent collection of Stefan Zweig's short stories the very best and worst of human nature are captured with sharp observation,understanding and vivid empathy. A knock on a door that forces a whole community to take flight,an aging womaniser who meets his match,a love soured into awful cruelty-these stories present a master at work,at the top of his form.Translated by the award-winning Anthea Bell
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Publisher: Pushkin PressISBN: 9781782276319Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
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One of the joys of recent years is the translation into English of Stefan Zweig's stories. They have an astringency of outlook and a mastery of scale that I find enormously enjoyable.Zweig belongs with those masters of the novella-Maupassant,Turgenev,Chekhov.One of the masters of the short storyThe stories are as page-turning as they are subtle... CompellingStefan Zweig... was a talented writer and ultimately another tragic victim of wartime despair. This rich collection... confirms how good he could beThe rediscovery of this extraordinary writer could well be on a par with last year's refinding of the long-lost Stoner,by John WilliamsZweig,prolific storyteller and embodiment of avanished Mitteleuropa,seems to be back,and in a big wayFor far too long,our links with Zweig... have been broken. Pushkin Press's phenomenal,heartbreaking collection is a reminder that it's time to forge them againThe Updike of his day... Zweig is a lucid writer,and Bell renders his prose flawlesslyZweig's impassioned pursuit of personal freedom seems more relevant than ever
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