Stefan Zweig

Writing

Born: November 28, 1881

Birthplace: Wien, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Stefan Zweig (/zwaɪɡ, swaɪɡ/; German: [tsvaɪk]; November 28, 1881 in Vienna – February 22, 1942 in Petrópolis) was an Austrian novelist, playwright, journalist and biographer. At the height of his literary career, in the 1920s and 1930s, he was one of the most popular writers in the world.