Stefan Zweig
Austrian novelist and biographer who was one of the most widely translated authors in the world during the 1920s and 1930s. His novellas and stories are celebrated for their psychological insight and narrative elegance.
Works
- The World of YesterdayMemoir of Austro-Hungarian world before World War I
- Chess StoryNovella of obsessive chess match symbolizing psychological warfare
- Letter from an Unknown WomanTale of woman's lifelong devotion to man who never knew her
- Beware of PityNovel of compassion and deception in Austro-Hungarian world
- The Royal GameNovella of chess champion facing mysterious psychological opponent