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The World of Yesterday

Stefan Zweig · 2000

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A work of fiction by Stefan Zweig, published in 2000. The World of Yesterday has become a lasting reference in its field — valued for its insight, clarity, and enduring relevance.

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Nassim Nicholas TalebAuthor & risk analyst

Vienna became trapped in Austria, with whom it shared very little outside the formal language. Imagine moving New York City to central Texas and still calling it New York. Stefan Zweig, the Viennese Jewish novelist, then considered the most influential author in the world, expressed his pain in the poignant memoir The World of Yesterday.

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