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New York 1912 – Hudson River
New York 1912 – Hudson River
Stefan Zweig writes:
"Finally, this feeling of the senselessness of my street wandering became so strong that I could only overcome it by making it more attractive to me through a trick. I invented a game with myself. I suggested to myself, since I was wandering around here completely alone, that I was one of the countless emigrants who didn't know what to do with themselves and had only seven dollars in my pocket... So I began to wander from employment office to employment office and... After two days I had theoretically found five positions that could have sustained my life. No one asked me about my nationality, my religion, my origin, and I had - fantastically for our present world of fingerprints, visas and police records - traveled without a passport. But there..."
— Stefan Zweig, Die Welt von Gestern
🕊️ Introduction to stefanzweig.de
Stefan Zweig (1881–1942)
A life between Vienna, Europe and the world.
Writer, humanist, chronicler of a bygone era – his works tell of passion, insight and the insatiable drive to understand the human in humanity.
Here you will find texts, letters and biographies in carefully edited digital editions. For reading, discovering and preserving. This website complements public references such as the Wikipedia entry on Stefan Zweig.
"Only those who know the past have a future."
— Stefan Zweig
📖 The Literary Legacy
Stefan Zweig's work encompasses novellas, biographies, essays, and dramas. His most famous narrative, Chess Story (Die Schachnovelle), was written in 1941 during exile and ranks among the masterpieces of German literature. With psychological depth and humanistic attitude, he portrayed historical figures and created unforgettable character studies.
His biographies of Marie Antoinette, Mary Stuart, or Erasmus of Rotterdam testify to his ability to bring history to life. In The World of Yesterday (Die Welt von Gestern), he created a moving testimony of a declining Europe and reflected on the losses and upheavals of his time.
Zweig's writings remain relevant today and touch readers worldwide. They remind us of the power of literature to build bridges between cultures and to explore the human in all its facets.
💭 Zitat des Tages
"Only those who know the past have a future."– Stefan Zweig
