The World of Yesterday by Stefan Zweig

The World of Yesterday

Stefan Zweig with Harry Zohn (Contributor), Anthea Bell (Translator)

461 pages first pub 1941 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography classics history challenging reflective slow-paced

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Stefan Zweig's memoir, The World of Yesterday, recalls the golden age of prewar Europe—its seeming permanence, its promise and its devastating fall with the onset of two world wars. Zweig's passionate, evocative prose paints a stunning portrait of...

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Moods

informative 82%
reflective 82%
emotional 51%
sad 48%
challenging 40%
dark 37%
inspiring 31%
adventurous 11%
hopeful 11%
funny 8%
tense 8%
lighthearted 2%
mysterious 2%
relaxing 2%

Pace

medium 52%
slow 47%

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