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Shooting Stars: Ten Historical Miniatures

Shooting Stars: Ten Historical Miniatures

Ten turning points in history, vividly sketched by the great Stefan Zweig, in a new translation by the award-winning Anthea Bell
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One of the twentieth century's great humanists and a hugely popular fiction writer, Stefan Zweig's historical works bring the past to life in brilliant Technicolor. This collection contains ten typically breathless and erudite dramatizations of some of the most pivotal episodes in human history.
From General Grouchy's failure to intervene at Waterloo, to the miraculous resurrection of George Frideric Handel, Zweig's selection is idiosyncratic, fascinating and as always hugely readable.
Country USA
Brand Pushkin Press
Manufacturer Pushkin Press
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2014-12-02
Format International Edition
EANs 9781782270157

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