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Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman

by Stefan Zweig ...

Translated by Anthea Bell, B.W. Huebsch ...

This classic Austrian novella paints a deeply moving portrait of a woman whose quest for passion and purpose comes at a steep priceThe less I felt in myself, the more strongly I was drawn to those places where the whirligig of life spins most rapidly.So begins an extraordinary day in the life of Mrs C—recently bereaved and searching for excitement and meaning. Drawn to the bright lights of a ... Read more

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This classic Austrian novella paints a deeply moving portrait of a woman whose quest for passion and purpose comes at a steep priceThe less I felt in myself, the more strongly I was drawn to those places where the whirligig of life spins most rapidly.So begins an extraordinary day in the life of Mrs C—recently bereaved and searching for excitement and meaning. Drawn to the bright lights of a
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The World of Yesterday - An Autobiography

Classic Translation by Helmut Ripperger and B.W. Huebsch

by Stefan Zweig ...

Translated by Helmut Ripperger, B.W. Huebsch ...

It’s been said that the past is another country. Stefan Zweig’s memoir The World of Yesterday takes readers into several such countries.This book has been called the most famous work about the Hapsburg Empire of Austria-Hungary (which Zweig calls “the world of security”) in the last decades before its collapse in the First World War. Zweig, an Austrian Jew born and raised in Vienna in 1881, pays a ... Read more

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It’s been said that the past is another country. Stefan Zweig’s memoir The World of Yesterday takes readers into several such countries.This book has been called the most famous work about the Hapsburg Empire of Austria-Hungary (which Zweig calls “the world of security”) in the last decades before its collapse in the First World War. Zweig, an Austrian Jew born and raised in Vienna in 1881, pays a
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The World of Yesterday - An Autobiography

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It’s been said that the past is another country. Stefan Zweig’s memoir The World of Yesterday takes readers into several such countries.This book has been called the most famous work about the Hapsburg Empire of Austria-Hungary (which Zweig calls “the world of security”) in the last decades before its collapse in the First World War. Zweig, an Austrian Jew born and raised in Vienna in 1881, pays a ... Read more

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It’s been said that the past is another country. Stefan Zweig’s memoir The World of Yesterday takes readers into several such countries.This book has been called the most famous work about the Hapsburg Empire of Austria-Hungary (which Zweig calls “the world of security”) in the last decades before its collapse in the First World War. Zweig, an Austrian Jew born and raised in Vienna in 1881, pays a
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A Chess Story

by Stefan Zweig ...

Translated by Alexander Starritt ...

Series series Pushkin Press Classics
**In Zweig's classic novella, an epic chess match on a transatlantic liner unearths a story of Nazi persecution, madness, and obsession.“Perhaps the best chess story ever written.” —Economist**A Chess Story, also known as The Royal Game, is the final work completed by the bestselling author of his day. Sent off to his publisher just days before his suicide in 1942, A Chess Story is also the only ... Read more

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**In Zweig's classic novella, an epic chess match on a transatlantic liner unearths a story of Nazi persecution, madness, and obsession.“Perhaps the best chess story ever written.” —Economist**A Chess Story, also known as The Royal Game, is the final work completed by the bestselling author of his day. Sent off to his publisher just days before his suicide in 1942, A Chess Story is also the only
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Six Stories

by Stefan Zweig ...

‘One of the masters of the short story’ Guardian‘I have to tell you – you see, this is just about the strangest experience I have been through...’These six stories of obsession, secrets, delusions and desires from one of the greatest European writers show individuals caught up in forces beyond their control – whether an art dealer agreeing to a heartbreaking deception, a soldier destroyed by war, ... Read more

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‘One of the masters of the short story’ Guardian‘I have to tell you – you see, this is just about the strangest experience I have been through...’These six stories of obsession, secrets, delusions and desires from one of the greatest European writers show individuals caught up in forces beyond their control – whether an art dealer agreeing to a heartbreaking deception, a soldier destroyed by war,
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Letter from an Unknown Woman and Other Stories

by Stefan Zweig ...

Translated by Anthea Bell ...

These four Stefan Zweig stories, newly translated by the award-winning Anthea Bell, are among his most celebrated and compelling work. The titular tale is a devastating depiction of unrequited love, which inspired a classic Hollywood film, directed by Max Ophüls and starring Joane Fontaine.Elsewhere in the collection, a young man mistakes the girl he loves for her sister, two erstwhile lovers meet ... Read more

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These four Stefan Zweig stories, newly translated by the award-winning Anthea Bell, are among his most celebrated and compelling work. The titular tale is a devastating depiction of unrequited love, which inspired a classic Hollywood film, directed by Max Ophüls and starring Joane Fontaine.Elsewhere in the collection, a young man mistakes the girl he loves for her sister, two erstwhile lovers meet
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Beware of Pity

by Stefan Zweig ...

Translated by Anthea Bell ...

Series series Pushkin Press Classics
**Stefan Zweig’s tragic novel of guilt, yearning, and the danger of pity, which inspired Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel.“Original and powerful.” —The New York Times**The only novel Zweig—one of the most popular authors of the 20th century—completed and published during his lifetime, Beware of Pity is a heartrending tale of unequal affection, unintended consequences, and a world falling to ... Read more

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**Stefan Zweig’s tragic novel of guilt, yearning, and the danger of pity, which inspired Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel.“Original and powerful.” —The New York Times**The only novel Zweig—one of the most popular authors of the 20th century—completed and published during his lifetime, Beware of Pity is a heartrending tale of unequal affection, unintended consequences, and a world falling to
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Marie Antoinette: The Portrait of an Average Woman. Illustrated

by Stefan Zweig ...

Translated by Eden Paul, Cedar Paul ...

In Marie Antoinette: The Portrait of an Average Woman, Stefan Zweig offers one of his most celebrated and psychologically penetrating biographies — a humanizing portrait of a woman who became both symbol and scapegoat of a revolution. Through his luminous prose and acute insight, Zweig transforms the legendary queen of France from a historical caricature into a deeply real and tragic figure: a ... Read more

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In Marie Antoinette: The Portrait of an Average Woman, Stefan Zweig offers one of his most celebrated and psychologically penetrating biographies — a humanizing portrait of a woman who became both symbol and scapegoat of a revolution. Through his luminous prose and acute insight, Zweig transforms the legendary queen of France from a historical caricature into a deeply real and tragic figure: a
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A Game of Chess and Other Stories

by Stefan Zweig ...

When it is discovered that the reigning world chess champion, Mirko Czentovic, is on board a cruiser heading for Buenos Aires, a fellow passenger challenges him to a game. Czentovic easily defeats him, but during the rematch a mysterious Austrian, Dr B., intervenes and, to the surprise of everyone, helps the underdog obtain a draw. When, the next day, Dr B. confides in a compatriot travelling on ... Read more

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When it is discovered that the reigning world chess champion, Mirko Czentovic, is on board a cruiser heading for Buenos Aires, a fellow passenger challenges him to a game. Czentovic easily defeats him, but during the rematch a mysterious Austrian, Dr B., intervenes and, to the surprise of everyone, helps the underdog obtain a draw. When, the next day, Dr B. confides in a compatriot travelling on
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Weaving Destiny

by G. P. Ching ...

Series Book 2 - The Soulkeepers Series
Destiny is a fabric woven from our choices. Choose wisely.Book 2 in the bestselling Soulkeepers Series.Malini Gupta thought Jacob Lau was her destiny. But after months of failing to decipher how she fits into the Soulkeepers, frustration threatens to tear their relationship apart. And it doesn't help that a new Soulkeeper named Mara is ready to stop time itself to earn Jacob's love.When Malini ... Read more

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Destiny is a fabric woven from our choices. Choose wisely.Book 2 in the bestselling Soulkeepers Series.Malini Gupta thought Jacob Lau was her destiny. But after months of failing to decipher how she fits into the Soulkeepers, frustration threatens to tear their relationship apart. And it doesn't help that a new Soulkeeper named Mara is ready to stop time itself to earn Jacob's love.When Malini
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The Hunger Games Trilogy

by Suzanne Collins ...

Series series The Hunger Games
The stunning Hunger Games trilogy is complete! The extraordinary, ground breaking New York Times bestsellers The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, along with the third book in The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay, are available for the first time ever in e-book. Stunning, gripping, and powerful. ... Read more

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The stunning Hunger Games trilogy is complete! The extraordinary, ground breaking New York Times bestsellers The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, along with the third book in The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay, are available for the first time ever in e-book. Stunning, gripping, and powerful.
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Allegiant

by Veronica Roth ...

Series Book 3 - Divergent Series
The explosive conclusion to Veronica Roth's #1 New York Times bestselling Divergent series of books reveals the secrets of the dystopian world that captivated millions of readers and film fans in Divergent and Insurgent.One choice will define you. What if your whole world was a lie? What if a single revelation—like a single choice—changed everything? What if love and loyalty made you do things you ... Read more

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The explosive conclusion to Veronica Roth's #1 New York Times bestselling Divergent series of books reveals the secrets of the dystopian world that captivated millions of readers and film fans in Divergent and Insurgent.One choice will define you. What if your whole world was a lie? What if a single revelation—like a single choice—changed everything? What if love and loyalty made you do things you
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