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“We can't forever be spending our lives paying for political follies that never gave us anything but always took from us, and I amcontent with the narrowest metes and bounds provided I have peace and quiet for work.”

Quote by Stefan Zweig

Book:Stefan and Friderike Zweig: their correspondence, 1912-1942

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Stefan and Friderike Zweig: their correspondence, 1912-1942

Stefan and Friderike Zweig: their correspondence, 1912-1942 is a collection of letters exchanged between the prominent Austrian author Stefan Zweig and his wife Friderike. The correspondence spans three decades and provides a unique glimpse into the personal lives of these two individuals, as well as the broader historical events of their time. The letters reveal the couple's love, their intellectual pursuits, and their experiences during periods of significant change and turmoil, including World War I and the rise of the Nazis in Europe. more

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Stefan Zweig, born on November 28, 1881 in Vienna, was an Austrian novelist, playwright, and biographer. Known for his profound psychological insights and unique narrative style, he is a significant figure in European literature at the beginning of the 20th century. more

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“I am not fooling myself with dreams of immortality, know how relative all literature is, don't have any faith in mankind, derive enjoyment from too few things. Sometimes these crises give birth to something worth while, sometimes they simply plunge one deeper into depression, but, of course, it is all part of the same thing.”

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Book:Stefan and Friderike Zweig: their correspondence, 1912-1942

Source: Stefan and Friderike Zweig: their correspondence, 1912-1942

“(Brazil:) I've never beheld such a paradise. The people are enchanting and--a mercy on this earth of ours--this is the only placewhere there isn't any race question. Negroes and whites and Indians, three-quarters, oneeighth, the wonderful Mulatto and Creole women, Jews and Christians, all dwell together in a peace that passes describing. The Jewish immigrants are in seventh heaven; all of them have jobs and feel at home.”

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Book:Stefan and Friderike Zweig: their correspondence, 1912-1942

Source: Stefan and Friderike Zweig: their correspondence, 1912-1942

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Author:Stefan Zweig