The Collected Novellas of Stefan Zweig: Burning Secret, A Chess Story, Fear, Confusion, Journey into the Past - formato ePub

Stefan Zweig nació el 28 de noviembre de 1881 en Viena y es uno de los autores más importantes de Europa en la primera mitad del siglo XX. Siendo judío, fue perseguido por el nazismo y forzado al exilio....

Sin capacidad para cualquier otra actividad intelectual, Mirko Czentovicz se reveló, ya desde niño, como un genio del ajedrez, del que ha llegado a ser campeón del mundo. Pero, en un viaje en barco de...

Fouché, el genio tenebroso (también traducido al español simplemente como Fouché o como Fouché. Retrato de un hombre político) es un libro biográfico del escritor austríaco Stefan Zweig en el que se narra...

Momentos estelares de la humanidad nos invita a ser espectadores, de esos instantes dramáticamente cargados, donde, en un breve intervalo de tiempo escogido por el autor, a lo largo de distintos siglos...

"—¿Usted no encuentra, pues, odioso, despreciable, que una mujer abandone a su marido y a sus hijas para seguir a un hombre cualquiera, del que nada sabe, ni siquiera si es digno de su amor? ¿Puede usted...

"Sólo quiero hablar contigo, decírtelo todo por primera vez. Tendrías que conocer toda mi vida, que siempre fue la tuya aunque nunca lo supiste. Pero sólo tú conocerás mi secreto, cuando esté muerta y...

Una pieza indispensable de la literatura universal.El 21 de febrero de 1942, dos días antes de poner fin a su vida junto a su segunda esposa, Stefan Zweig despachó tres copias manuscritas de la que sería...

En 1518, un cuarto de siglo después de Cristóbal Colón, un exiliado portugués, Magallanes, logró convencer al rey de España, Carlos I, de que le proporcionara una flota con el fin de explorar el mar que...

La biografía de uno de los más grandes humanistas del Renacimiento.Stefan Zweig se refirió al gran humanista Erasmo de Rotterdam como el primer «europeo consciente de serlo». Para él, Erasmo era el «maestro...

El mundo de ayer, subtitulado "Memorias de un europeo", es una obra autobiográfica del escritor judío austriaco Stefan Zweig. Fue escrita poco antes de su suicidio, en sus últimos años de exilio (1939-1941),...

Novela de ajedrez (en alemán Die Schachnovelle, 1941) es la última novela del escritor austriaco Stefan Zweig escrita poco antes de su suicidio, ocurrido el 22 de febrero de 1942. Fue publicada de forma...

Los ojos del hermano eterno, libro curiosísimo en la obra de Stefan Zweig, está escrito como una leyenda oriental situada mucho antes de los tiempos de Buda. Narra la historia de Virata, hombre justo...

"Desde que existe el libro nadie está ya completamente solo, sin otra perspectiva que la que le ofrece su propio punto de vista, pues tiene al alcance de su mano el presente y el pasado, el pensar y el...

María Antonieta nació en Viena en 1755, hija del emperador austríaco Francisco I y de María Teresa. En mayo de 1770 contrajo matrimonio, cuando tenía catorce años, con Luis XVI de Francia. De nuevo la...

"Viaje al pasado" (llamado también por su autor "Resistencia de la realidad" y publicado por Acantilado en el volumen "La mujer y el paisaje") narra la historia del reencuentro, al cabo de muchos años...

Stefan Zweig se refirió al gran humanista Erasmo de Rotterdam como el primer "europeo consciente de serlo". Para él, Erasmo era el "maestro venerado", al que se sentía unido no solamente en lo espiritual...

War has ignited. Taylor Renee Wolford must forge unlikely alliances as prophecy has failed them and she is no longer considered the savior foretold that would end centuries of strife. Battle lines are...

When the curtain falls, the body count risesMurder takes center stage in this witty and whimsical cozy mystery set in the heart of small-town Texas.When former nurse Sho Tanaka reluctantly takes on the...

     Human superiority and dominance, the basis of speciesism, is backfiring on humanity. The lack of moral consideration towards non-human animals by exploiting, abusing and unnecessarily killing them,...

Over twenty years have passed, but some things never fade... Brynn is back in Leo's world, even though neither of them expected to see each other again. In Leo's world, danger is a constant threat, and...

When Elder Darrow's friend Dan Burton, a Boston Homicide cop, dies trying to stop the robbery of a liquor store, Elder is bereft. But what appears to have been a random tragedy may have, in fact, been...

Juno is haunted, not by spirits but by the twin shadows of Secret and Shame. They came to live with Juno as a child in the room where she now tries to sleep. These two inseparable invaders have wreaked...

In the early 19th century, Sydney was a burgeoning colony, a place where fortunes were made as swiftly as they were lost. Captain John Piper stood at the heart of this volatile world, a man whose meteoric...

Embark on a brutal yet beautiful journey of self-discovery. Nora is a capable, proud, professional woman standing on her own two feet and climbing to the position of Partner. She is also now a patient...

What happens when human insecurities meet artificial intelligence? In "The Emptiness Algorithm," readers are introduced to Venus, the embodiment of independence and success in a near-future society where...

After a catastrophic event transforms humans into monstrous, mutated creatures, James and his son Robert find themselves thrust into a nightmarish reality. With allies as dangerous as the enemies outside,...

In a devastating turn of events, Marai is imprisoned on a ship, alongside Keshel, bound for the mysterious land of Andara. Her captors, Koda and Slate Hemming, are perhaps the least of her worries. Who...

Finn BakkerSexy! Bossy!Off limits!One night only? Do you know what happens when you create a 'boyfriend of convenience? It comes back to bite you on the ass, that's what happens!My parent's throw a charity...

Opposites attract… but then what? Everything Tarn thought he knew about the universe is changing. He himself has been altered by his Maker goddess, going against the sacred law he was taught at the High...

With only six weeks left before the war between Chaos and Order will begin, Harmoni can't let despair rule her. She knows it's inevitable that Ares will be recaptured by Aion Corp. Nothing can change...

When his friend Michel LaBon, head chef at a top culinary bistro in Toulouse is brutally murdered on the opening day of the city's famous Merguez Sausage Festival, Laurent drives to Toulouse, to find...

Samantha Dawson is running from her past, a past that has alienated her family and has her watching her back at every turn. She doesn't share her family's faith, but she desperately wants to reconnect...

Every city has secrets. Some are evil. A killer stalks Spokane, Washington, with his history of victims stretching back fifty years. It seems an unlikely truth, but Major Crimes Detective Wardell Clint...

Every Sherlock needs his Watson, every Hercule Poirot his Captain Hastings. Who else could tell their stories that we might share in their adventures? Meet Simon Fletcher, a recently (and reluctantly)...

Flickers of fallen people haunt this death mage—kings, queens, and boys buried in the blue ocean. Years ago, she fled those figures, to a house isolated in the tundra. There, she rebuilds herself from...

Stumbling across a dead body could be the making … or breaking of an aspiring reporter. During 1958, when the workforce is predominantly male, societal norms dictate women should be compliant, fashionable...

Just sign on the dotted line...JulianneGetting lost in the desert during a sandstorm isn't my idea of fun, and after proving my directionally challenged self needs navigation and MAPS to make it anywhere...

A Past Life of Alina Storm SeriesI thought I was going crazy the day I remembered a different life I'd lived when I was but three years old. My parents thought the devil had touched me, and I spent the...

The Regal Retreat is an exclusive resort situated deep in the countryside of East Anglia where the rich and famous go to unwind. However, far from being a place of rest and relaxation, bad things happen...

Discover The Love Lottery, a captivating romantic science fiction novel that explores the future of love in a world where matchmaking is determined by a global lottery. Follow Emma, an independent woman...

A gripping and claustrophobic rural gothic horror novel about an isolated family who worship the bog that surrounds them, perfect for fans of T. Kingfisher and Stephen Graham Jones.It is said that the...

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An experiment gone wrongA daughter stranded across timeThe Frenzy of the Storm impossible to predict… Disappointed in her fiancé's behavior, Fleur Keizer ends her betrothal and tries to find peace and...

Would you know love if God dropped it on your head?Rancher Travis Walker can't believe it actually happened, and he's pretty sure he's not ready. He's tried to ignore the taunts of friends and family...

10-year-old Ethan always spends Christmas alone. He wants to change that. He must find a way to make his parents stay home. Everyone tells him he'll ruin Christmas, but he doesn't care. He wants a good...

Emma knows she shouldn't reveal herself to David. After all, humans think mermaids are a myth. But she's drawn to him. Will he love her in return, or will he threaten her very existence?