The World of Yesterday by Stefan Zweig

The World of Yesterday

Stefan Zweig with Harry Zohn (Contributor), Anthea Bell (Translator)

461 pages first pub 1941 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography classics history informative reflective sad medium-paced
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Stefan Zweig's memoir, The World of Yesterday, recalls the golden age of prewar Europe—its seeming permanence, its promise and its devastating fall with the onset of two world wars. Zweig's passionate, evocative prose paints a stunning portrait of...

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Moods

reflective 85%
informative 80%
sad 59%
emotional 49%
challenging 36%
inspiring 34%
dark 29%
adventurous 12%
tense 12%
hopeful 10%
funny 5%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 2%
mysterious 1%

Pace

medium 52%
slow 44%
fast 2%

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