Stefan: 3445 books

Mit dem Autorenporträt aus dem Metzler Lexikon Weltliteratur.Mit Daten zu Leben und Werk, exklusiv verfasst von der Redaktion der Zeitschrift für Literatur TEXT + KRITIK.Ein Gewitter naht, die Erde lechzt nach Regen. In der flirrenden Spannung begegnen sich ein Mann und eine Frau … Mit großer...

Every religion has its story - oral or written. CS Tapu searches the story above and beyond any particular religion - the very quest for Being.A quintessential spiritual book, these original Teachings are the fruit of millennia of religious thought and practice. They will surely provide valuable insight...

Chess Story, also known as The Royal Game, is the Austrian master Stefan Zweig’s final achievement, completed in Brazilian exile and sent off to his American publisher only days before his suicide in 1942. It is the only story in which Zweig looks at Nazism, and he does so with characteristic emphasis...

The great Austrian writer Stefan Zweig was a master anatomist of the deceitful heart, and Impatience of the Heart, the only novel he published during his lifetime, uncovers the seed of selfishness within even the finest of feelings. Hofmiller, an Austro-Hungarian cavalry officer stationed at...

One of two beautifully designed hardback gift editions of Stefan Zweig's breathlessly dramatic historical sketches, out in time for Christmas. A single Yes, a single No, a Too Soon or a Too Late makes that hour irrevocable for hundreds of generations while deciding the life of a single man...

This is the story of about the strangest thing that I've ever encountered, old art dealer that I am.' It is perhaps the finest art collection of its kind, acquired through a lifetime of sacrifice - but when a dealer comes to see it, he finds something quite unexpected, and is drawn into a peculiar...

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...

Stefan Zweig (1881-1942) was born in Austria of Jewish parents. He was a prolific writer of biography, essays, and short stories. His wrote the anti-war play Jeremiah while in the army himself; it was staged in Switzerland in 1918. Scripture relates how the prophet Jeremiah warned that insurrection...

A collection of the great writer's observations, made during his travels across the Europe he loved so much When I am on a journey, all ties suddenly fall away. I feel myself quite unburdened, disconnected, free - There is something in it marvellously uplifting and invigorating. Whole past...

Die Schachnovelle ist eine Novelle von Stefan Zweig, die er zwischen 1938 und 1941 im brasilianischen Exil schrieb. Es ist sein letztes und zugleich bekanntestes Werk. Die Erstausgabe erschien am 7. Dezember 1942 in Buenos Aires in einer limitierten Auflage von 300 Exemplaren. In...

Der Amokläufer ist eine Novelle des österreichischen Schriftstellers Stefan Zweig. Sie wurde erstmals 1922 in der Zeitung Neue Freie Presse veröffentlicht und ist wenig später in der Novellensammlung Amok: Novellen einer Leidenschaft als Buch erschienen. Wie mehrere andere Werke...

Bored at a half-deserted Italian hotel, the narrator of this short story spends his days observing the other inhabitants. His routine changes, however, once he finally finds a companion: a mysterious elderly gentleman willing to share an idea for a captivating novella... Stefan Zweig was born into...

Viele haben versucht, Karl den Großen für sich zu vereinnahmen. War der erste Kaiser des Abendlandes nun Deutscher, Franzose oder gar der Vater Europas? Und was weiß man jenseits aller Legenden tatsächlich von ihm? Nicht nur die Menschen seiner Zeit, sondern auch die Nachwelt ist bis heute von...

A vida da mulher que, ao casar-se com Luís XVI, revolucionou a Corte Francesa. A Vida na corte de Luís XVI e de Maria Antonieta, descrita pelas intrigas e pelo esplendor que vieram a ter um tão súbito e inesperado fim, há muito que fascina leitores. Maria Antonieta: O retrato de uma mulher comum...