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Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: The great Austrian writer Stefan Zweig was a master anatomist of the deceitful heart, and Impatience of the Heart, the only novel he published during his lifetime, uncovers the seed of selfishness within even the finest of feelings. Hofmiller, an Austro-Hungarian cavalry officer stationed at the edge of the empire, is invited to a party at the home of a rich local landowner, a world away from the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 284 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 253) Аннотация: Truly gripping, these mini-masterpieces each contain the substance of a condensed full-length novel. Fantastic Night is the story of one transformative evening in the life of a rich and bored young man. He spends a day at the races and an evening in the seedy but thrilling company of the dregs of society. His experiences jolt him out of his languor and give him a newfound relish for life, which…

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Casanova, the Venetian who lived most of his life in exile from his beloved city and created his own myth — which in turn is a reflection of the nature of the city itself — is the subject of this masterly biographical essay by Stefan Zweig. As Zweig describes in this volume: Imaginative writers rarely have a biography, and men who have biographies are only in exceptional circumstances able to…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: En 1518, un Portugais exilé du nom de Magellan convainc le roi d’Espagne, Charles Quint, d’un projet fou: «Il existe un passage conduisant de l’océan Atlantique à l’océan Indien. Donnez-moi une flotte et je vous le montrerai et je ferai le tour de la terre en allant de l’est à l’ouest». Partie en 1519, l’expédition reviendra trois ans plus tard, disloquée,…