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Tag Archives: Stefan Zweig
Beware of Pity, by Stefan Zweig
I have Joan Acocella to thank for me even hearing of this great book. Her essay, “Quicksand”, on Stefan Zweig, was included in the compilation of her work that I read last year, Twenty-eight Artists and Two Saints. Known mainly … Continue reading
Island Snapshots
— Big storm. Crashing surf. Mountains of spray. Wind so loud it literally shrieked. — Crazy bright stars. — Finished the novel Beware of Pity (New York Review Books Classics), by Stefan Zweig. Can’t believe it is not more well-known. … Continue reading
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Tagged Beware of Pity, Block Island, family, snapshots, Stefan Zweig, T.S. Eliot
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Joan Acocella: Twenty-Eight Artists and Two Saints
Joan Acocella has been a staff writer for The New Yorker for I don’t know how many years, and I am just now starting to pay attention to her. She writes mainly about dance (her dance columns are amazing – … Continue reading
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Tagged Joan Acocella, Primo Levi, Stefan Zweig, Twenty-Eight Artists and Two Saints, Zelda Fitzgerald
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Bloomsday: the “meteor” of Ulysses
Stefan Zweig on meeting Joyce: “He was inclined to be testy, and I believe that just that irritation produced the power for his inner turmoil and productivity. His resentment against Dublin, against England, against particular persons became converted into dynamic … Continue reading
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Tagged Stefan Zweig, Ulysses
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Stefan Zweig: The “Meteor” of Ulysses
Stefan Zweig on meeting Joyce: “He was inclined to be testy, and I believe that just that irritation produced the power for his inner turmoil and productivity. His resentment against Dublin, against England, against particular persons became converted into dynamic … Continue reading
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Tagged Stefan Zweig, Ulysses
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