Stefan Zweig
Stefan Zweig
Stefan Zweig, c. 1912
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an Austrian novelist, playwright, journalist and biographer. At the height of his career, in the 1920s and 1930s, one of the most widely translated and most popular writers in the world.
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Born
28 November 1881 Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died
22 February 1942 (aged 60) Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Known for
The Royal Game, Amok, Letter from an Unknown Woman, Confusion
Occupation
Novelist playwright journalist biographer
Spouse(s)
Friderike Maria von Winternitz (born Burger) (1920–1938; divorced) Lotte Altmann (1939–1942; their death)
adultbasic
Austria
Cause of death
Suicide by barbiturate overdose
era
1800+