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"The autobiography of the internationally famous biographer and dramatist is a chronicle of three ages: the golden days of Vienna that ended with Word War I; that war and its aftermath; and the Hitler years. The three ages do come to life in Zweig's book."--Publishers Weekly

The World of Yesterday: An Autobiography 1964, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE

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ECBII

Feb 15, 2016

Not what I expected

This book is supposed to be one of the definitive descriptions of what prewar Vienna was like, but I did not find it so. Zweig ruminated on his own life in a way which did not do him credit as a person or a spokesman for the European intelligentsia.

The4Rs

Feb 20, 2009

A lesson fro today

This is a wonderful book from a pre-WWII European author, Stefan Zweig who is little known today. He lived through great times of turmoil and this book is his witness to the cultural tectonic shifts between 1900 & 1940. He explains very clearly how the elegant and highly civilized Austrian culture was devastated overnight by economic & political turmoil. It is a must-read for today's times as a reminder that even the best societies can change overnight. In other words, don't take your society for granted!
A wonderful & tragic book. Zweig & his wife on the run from the Nazis committed suicide in 1942.

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