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Stefan Zweig

CountryAustria-Hungary
LanguagesGerman
Dates1881 β€” 1941
Stefan Zweig

Stefan Zweig 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.β€” Wikipedia

Short Works (5)

β€œAmok” [β€œDer AmoklΓ€ufer”].Short Story.Β· 1922.

Amok is a novella by the Austrian author Stefan Zweig. First printed in the newspaper Neue Freie Presse in 1922, Amok appeared shortly afterwards in the collection of novellas Amok: Novellas of a Passion. As Zweig was fascinated and influenced by Sigmund Freud's work, Amok includes clear psychoanalytic elements. It deals with an extreme obsession, which leads the protagonist to sacrifice his professional and private life and, eventually, to commit suicide.

β€œLetter from an Unknown Woman” [β€œDer Brief einer Unbekannten”].Β· 1922.

Letter from an Unknown Woman is a novella by Austrian writer Stefan Zweig. The work first appeared in the 1 January 1922 issue of the Viennese Neuen Freien Presse, before being published in book form as part of the collection Amok: Novellen einer Leidenschaft. The novella tells the story of an author who, while reading a letter written by a woman he does not remember, gets glimpses into her life story. It is generally considered to be Zweig's most famous work of fiction.

β€œThe Woman and the Landscape” [β€œDie Frau und die Landschaft”].Short Story.Β· 1922.

β€œMoonbeam Alley” [β€œDie Mondscheingasse”].Short Story.Β· 1922.

"Moonbeam Alley" is a short story by Austrian author Stefan Zweig, first published in 1922.

β€œFantastic Night” [β€œPhantastische Nacht”].Short Story.Β· 1922.