Happy Birthday, Mr. Zweig! I am so glad to have met you this year. Through your stupendously masterful Chess Story, you got into my book world like a summer rain; unexpected but alluring. Discovering multiple angles of psychological reflections in a slim novella of 80 pages was like hitting a jackpot; that sudden halt one … More HAPPY BIRTHDAY, STEFAN ZWEIG!
Chess Story by Stefan Zweig My Rating: 5 of 5 stars “Wanting to play chess against yourself is a paradox, like jumping over your own shadow.” But what fun is life if words like manic, insanity, paradox and contradiction are not put to test once in a while? Even at the cost of years of discipline and rationality? … More Book Review: Chess Story by Stefan Zweig (1941)
My Rating: 5 of 5 || My Review on Goodreads || More About The Book || About The Author LOVE. ABSENCE. Two words. Short but Strong. Both are trend-setters, albeit of different kind. Both have their own, absolute meanings; their legion of fans swear by it. Those under their hypnotic spell can hardly belong elsewhere. … More Book Review – Journey Into The Past by Stefan Zweig (1987)
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