Poets, Writers, Madmen. Literary Biographies

Stefan Zweig is a classic of Austrian literature, the author of magnificent psychological novellas and fictionalized biographies translated into all languages of the world. His biographies combine artistic merit and fidelity to documentary sources, while Zweig invariably chose extraordinary people... for his books—those endowed with great talents and who left an indelible, often tragic mark in history. This publication includes four famous biographical works by Stefan Zweig, included by the author in the so-called cycle "Builders of the World." The names of the heroes of these works are known to all—they are great writers, philosophers, poets. The author closely examines their lives and works, comparing and contrasting seemingly such different figures, to create, in his words, "depth of perspective, like a frame around a portrait" and thereby "explain the creative aspirations of the spirit."