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Decisive Moments in History (Studies in Austrian Literature, Culture, and Thought Translation Series) (Paperback)

by Stefan Zweig (Author)

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Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Ariadne Press (1 Jan 1999)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1572410671
ISBN-13: 978-1572410671
Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 14 x 1.5 cm

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

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Contains 12 brief accounts by Stefan Zweig (1881-1942) of decisive historical moments in which an individual's will to discover, create, and transcend the limits imposed by the temporal and physical environment conflicts with the individual's inability to escape from the realities of their own nature.

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5.0 out of 5 stars You will think about your own decisive moments..., 9 Mar 2002

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This book's original title in German is "Sternstunden der Menschheit" which means star hours of humanity. I liked this book very much because it shows how important events even moments changed the direction of history and lives of men. Conquer of Constantinople, the defeat of French army during Napoleonic era are examples for historic moments whereas the rush to gold in California destroying a wealthy man's empire, composing the Marseillian march and polar expedition are extreme examples for success or demise of a man's life.
The appealing thing is that Stefan Zweig narrates all these historic events in the taste of fluent stories. You cannot resist developing emphaty with the characters and thinking of the decisive moments in your own life!

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