52 pages • 1 hour read
The World of Yesterday: An Autobiography
Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1942
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Discuss Stefan Zweig. What kind of man was he and why was he moved to write this memoir?
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Discuss the motif of youth. How do European attitudes toward youth change during the course of Zweig’s lifetime and what causes those changes?
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Discuss the theme of The Rise and Fall of Cosmopolitanism. What is cosmopolitanism and why is it important to Zweig?
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