Theatermuseum stefan zweig biography
Stefan Zweig!
Theatermuseum stefan zweig biography
Stefan Zweig
Austrian writer (1881–1942)
Not to be confused with Stefanie Zweig.
For the 2016 film, see Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe.
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Born | (1881-11-28)28 November 1881 Vienna, Austria-Hungary (present-day Austria) |
Died | 22 February 1942(1942-02-22) (aged 60) Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Education | University of Vienna (PhD, 1904) |
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Stefan Zweig (ZWYGHE, SWYGHE,[1]German:[ˈʃtɛfanˈtsvaɪk]ⓘ; 28 November 1881 – 22 February 1942) was an Austrian writer.
At the height of his literary career, in the 1920s and 1930s, he was one of the most widely translated and popular writers in the world.[2]
Zweig was raised in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. He wrote historical studies of famous literary figures,