{"product_id":"the-collected-stories-of-stefan-zweig-9781782276319","title":"The Collected Stories of Stefan Zweig","description":"\u003cb\u003eCollected in one volume for the first time: 22 classic short stories of love and death, betrayal and hope--from a master storyteller hailed as \"the Updike of his day\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Observer\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this magnificent collection of Stefan Zweig's short stories, the very best and worst of human nature is captured with sharp observation, understanding, and vivid empathy. Ranging from love and death to faith restored and hope regained, these stories present a master at work, at the top of his form. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Perfectly paced and brimming with passion, these 22 tales from one of the great storytellers of the 20th century are translated by the award-winning Anthea Bell. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eIncluded: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Forgotten Dreams\u003cbr\u003e In the Snow\u003cbr\u003e The Miracles of Life\u003cbr\u003e The Star Above the Forest\u003cbr\u003e A Summer Novella\u003cbr\u003e The Governess\u003cbr\u003e Twilight\u003cbr\u003e A Story Told in Twilight\u003cbr\u003e Wondrak\u003cbr\u003e Compulsion\u003cbr\u003e Moonbeam Alley\u003cbr\u003e Amok\u003cbr\u003e Fantastic Night\u003cbr\u003e Letter from an Unknown Woman\u003cbr\u003e The Invisible Collection\u003cbr\u003e Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman\u003cbr\u003e Downfall of the Heart\u003cbr\u003e Incident on Lake Geneva\u003cbr\u003e Mendel the Bibliophile\u003cbr\u003e Leporella\u003cbr\u003e Did He Do It?\u003cbr\u003e The Debt Paid Late\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStefan Zweig was born in 1881 in Vienna, into a wealthy Austrian-Jewish family. He studied in Berlin and Vienna and was first known as a poet and translator, then as a biographer. Between the wars, Zweig was an international bestseller with a string of hugely popular novellas including \u003ci\u003eLetter from an Unknown Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Amok\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Fear\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1934, with the rise of Nazism, he left Austria, and lived in London, Bath and New York--a period during which he produced his most celebrated works: his only novel, \u003ci\u003eBeware of Pity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand his memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe World of Yesterday.\u003c\/i\u003e He eventually settled in Brazil, where in 1942 he and his wife were found dead in an apparent double suicide. Much of his work is available from Pushkin Press.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pushkin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51172190060818,"sku":"9781782276319","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1d4a9faa-565a-4707-98fc-02251d21cde5.jpg?v=1744218636","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-collected-stories-of-stefan-zweig-9781782276319","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}