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Litsi
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All of the loss and misery caused by Hitler was writ large in the life of Zweig. Once one of the most prominent authors in Europe, a truly joyful man, Zweig was ultimately defeated by book banning and exile and genocide. This is a harrowing tale of the toll of war on a gentle heart. It won‘t tell you much that you don‘t already know, but it is another thing entirely to see this history through the eyes of a witness who is also a gifted writer.

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LapReader
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Bangalow op shop. Done over during a break in the Byron Writer‘s Festival. I love me some cheap vintage! Then I put it all in the air bnb washing machine and part way through the cycle it stopped working! When the owner returned from her time away, she helped me figure out how to open it and then washed and dried the clothes for me. Grand total $29. Much cheaper than when I was there last year. No prices on anything.

Cuilin The👗 😍 3mo
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LapReader @Cuilin it fits perfectly 3mo
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thewallflower0707
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My third stop was #Vienna, a beautiful city, where I visited lots of fantastic museums and palaces. Inspired by Schloss Schönbrunn, I also read this massive biography about Kaiserin Sisi. I highly recommend it.

#austria #travel

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Poyma

A jewel-box of delights, and a coming together. Afterall, that's the function of Netsuke, to bring things together.

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Dostoyes
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Zweig‘s memoir is a wonderfully intimate account of life before and during the world wars. His viewpoint as an artist and writer during that time gave me a new perspective. His stories will stay with me. His vivid descriptions took me there with him. Recommend for those interested in this time period.

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BekaReid
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This volume published by Taschen is a stunning volume of the gorgeous artwork of Gustav Klimt.

batsy That looks lovely 😍 8mo
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majkia
Vienna at Nightfall | Richard Wake
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This is a scary read. It's about Hitler beginning to move on Europe and Austria specifically. It was far too close to current events, in the way Hitler and his cronies acted, for comfort.

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TheSpineView Fantastic! 10mo
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Schwifty
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This is a collection of essays that reads essentially as a memoir, wherein Zweig details his life as a writer in Vienna and traveling abroad and his meetings and reflections on other artists and their work whom he had struck up friendships with (many it seems). But the real allure of this book for me was to read a first-hand account of culture, politics and daily life in Belle époque Europe, during WWI, the inter-war period and the start of WW2.

Schwifty Zweig finished this memoir in 1942 and committed suicide while in exile from his native Austria soon after, so he never saw the end of the war. One gets the sense that he had really lost faith in humanity at the time, especially given what had transpired already in his lifetime. 10mo
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Octoberwoman
The Memorist | M. J. Rose
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I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it (some I‘ve had so long I don‘t even remember why!). Feel free to join in!

#ABookADay2024

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Anna40
The Tobacconist | Robert Seethaler
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Franzl,a young man from Salzkammergut,leaves his home to become the apprentice of a tobacconist,one of his mother‘s ex lovers.In Vienna he falls in love with a woman who doesn‘t reciprocate his feelings,has conversations with Freud&witnesses how the city changes under Nazi rule which he opposes but can‘t fight.I love how Seethaler writes about the “little” people with warmth,depth&humor without romanticizing working class life or Nazi opposition.

Tamra Seethaler is a fantastic writer! I need to see if there are more translated works published. 11mo
Tamra Shoot, I don‘t see any more listed I haven‘t read. 😒 11mo
Anna40 @Tamra I can read German but have only read Whole life and this one. Am planning on getting his other books in German but I think his latest about the cafe will get translated soon. Would love to read the translations. I wonder how she translated the Viennese and Bohemian accent 10mo
Tamra @Anna40 I hope so! I‘ve only read the three translated works - envy you being able to read the German editions. 10mo
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