Destellos de Vida Memorias |
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Author:
| Zweig, Friederike Zweig, Friderike |
Series title: | Papel de Liar Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-84-936679-2-4 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2009 |
Publisher: | Global Rhythm Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $22.00 |
Book Description:
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Friderike Zweig, the first wife of the renowned Austrian novelist and playwright Stefan Zweig, was in a unique position to observe and influence the work and philosophies of one of 20th century Europe’s most important writers. In these memoirs, she writes candidly about her and Stefan’s life together as well as her Viennese childhood and first marriage to Felix Edler von Winternitz. Ultimately, however, this is a unique...
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Friderike Zweig, the first wife of the renowned Austrian novelist and playwright Stefan Zweig, was in a unique position to observe and influence the work and philosophies of one of 20th century Europe’s most important writers. In these memoirs, she writes candidly about her and Stefan’s life together as well as her Viennese childhood and first marriage to Felix Edler von Winternitz. Ultimately, however, this is a unique testimony of two striking intellectual journeysin which literary luminaries such as Rilke, Hesse, and Gorky make cameosthrough a Europe gripped by the specter of two devastating wars.
Friderike Zweig, la primera esposa del famoso novelista y dramaturgo austríaco Stefan Zweig, se encontraba en una posición única para poder observar e influir la obra y las filosofías de uno de los escritores más importantes de Europa del siglo XX. En estas memorias, ella escribe cándidamente sobre su vida con Stefan así como su niñez en Viena y su primer matrimonio a Felix Edler von Winternitz. Sobre todo, sin embargo, éste es un testimonio único de dos intensas peripecias intelectualesen las cuales aparecen lumbreras literarias como Rilke, Hesse y Gorki en una Europa atenazada por dos guerras devastadores.