Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    From $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    The World of Yesterday: Memoirs of a European
    The World of Yesterday: Memoirs of a European
    The World of Yesterday: Memoirs of a European
    Audiobook17 hours

    The World of Yesterday: Memoirs of a European

    Written by Stefan Zweig

    Narrated by David Horovitch

    5/5

    ()

    About this audiobook

    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 an era that danced brilliantly on the brink of extinction. It is an unusually humane account of Europe from the closing years of the 19th century through to World War II, seen through the eyes of one of the most famous writers of his era. Zweig's books (novels, biographies, essays) were translated into numerous languages, and he moved in the highest literary circles; he also encountered many leading political and social figures of his day.

    The World of Yesterday is a remarkable, totally engrossing history. This translation by the award-winning Anthea Bell captures the spirit of Zweig's writing in arguably his most important work, completed shortly before his tragic death in 1942. It is read with sympathy and understanding by David Horovitch.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherW. F. Howes Ltd
    Release dateMay 10, 2017
    ISBN9781004133123
    The World of Yesterday: Memoirs of a European
    Author

    Stefan Zweig

    Im Gymnasium desinteressiert sein Pensum abarbeitend, entdeckt Stefan Zweig mit der Leidenschaft des Heranwachsenden die Künste für sich. Was mit Lesen, Theater-, Galerie- und Konzertbesuchen beginnt, mündet in profunde Kennerschaft und erste eigene Gedichte. Schon im Alter von 19 Jahren ist er Künstler mit jeder Faser seines Seins - unfertig noch, aber ein Künstler. Am 28. November 1881 geboren, wächst Stefan als jüngerer von zwei Söhnen des begüterten Textilunternehmers Moritz Zweig in Wien auf. Die Familie der Mutter ist international, bei Familientreffen wird Italienisch, Französisch, Deutsch oder Englisch gesprochen. Die jüdische Herkunft spielt dabei keine Rolle, niemand im familiären Umfeld praktiziert die Religion. Erst der gereifte Autor wird sich darüber Gedanken machen, denn auffällig viele der Intellektuellen und Künstler Wiens stammen aus großbürgerlichem, jüdischem Hause.

    More audiobooks from Stefan Zweig

    Related to The World of Yesterday

    Related audiobooks

    Biography & Memoir For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • UNLIMITED

      How ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ Saved My Life

      Aug 13, 2020

      Adams's way of viewing the galaxy was so innately appealing to me that I came to adopt it as my own, meeting the universe with my own absurdity whenever possible. The post How ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ Saved My Life appeared first on The

      4 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      from The Odyssey, Book Five

      Jun 18, 2024

      Hermes strapped the beautiful sandals onto his feet,Immortal, made of gold, which bore him across the wet seasAnd endless expanses of land as swift as the breath of the wind.He took along the wand with which he lulls to sleep the eyesOf any man he pl

      7 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      Southern Stand

      Mar 16, 2020

      Southern Stand
      5 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      No Exit

      Apr 21, 2020

      No Exit
      6 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      In The Middle Of Even This: Poetry

      Jan 1, 2020

      To be brought from the bright schoolyard into the house:to stand by her bed like an animal stunned in the pen:against the grid of the quilt, her hand seemsstitched to the cuff of its sleeve—although he wantsmost urgently the hand to stroke his head,a

      7 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      Letter from Wartime

      Sep 24, 2020

      What I’m writing about is what it feels like to be living through the blood-red dusk of a nation. The post Letter from Wartime appeared first on The Millions.

      12 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      Our Sister Killjoy

      Nov 6, 2023

      Our Sister Killjoy
      4 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      Orlando Spirit Of The Age

      Jun 11, 2019

      Orlando Spirit Of The Age
      5 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      Parts of Us Not Made at Home

      Aug 6, 2019

      Parts of Us Not Made at Home
      12 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      Books

      Aug 22, 2022

      Books
      6 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      Gravity And Grace And The Virus

      Nov 24, 2020

      It was strangely comforting to read things that had been written in a time of crisis, yet one that was not this crisis, this unbearable time. The post Gravity and Grace and the Virus appeared first on The Millions.

      6 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      Shock Therapy

      Jun 8, 2021

      Shock Therapy
      15 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      Michael Wood On…

      May 14, 2020

      Strange days. I’m writing this still under lockdown, looking out over eerily empty London streets, as I was for my last column. A suspended state, which I am sure has prompted for all of us many thoughts about life, time and history. It is an unprece

      3 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      Wolverhampton Wonderer

      Mar 25, 2021

      Wolverhampton Wonderer
      4 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for The World of Yesterday

    5/5

    9 ratings1 review

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

    • 5/5
      This is an amazing look at European history and culture. Zweig was so perceptive and was plugged into so many icons, Freud, Richard Strauss, Toscanini. His recollection of his native Austria’s society and its tragic history are so detailed and so perceptive. His chapters about his fellow Jews are heart-wrenching. His analysis of how Germany descended into the darkness of Nazi totalitarianism is depressing, especially since the United States is now on the precipice of a similar abyss. I wish more people would read or listen to this book and take note of the warning signs.
      (David Horovitch’s reading in the audiobook was outstanding.)