Journeys

Resumen del libro

When I am on a journey, all ties suddenly fall away. I feel myself quite unburdened, disconnected, free - There is something in it marvellously uplifting and invigorating. Whole past epochs suddenly return: nothing is lost, everything still full of inception, enticement.

For the insatiably curious and ardent Europhile Stefan Zweig, travel was both a necessary cultural education and a personal balm for the depression he experienced when rooted in one place for too long. He spent much of his life weaving between the countries of Europe, visiting authors and friends, exploring the continent in the heyday of international rail travel. Comprising a lifetime's observations on Zweig's travels in Europe, this collection can be dipped into or savoured at length, and paints a rich and sensitive picture of Europe before the Second World War.

Biografía del autor

Stefan Zweig (Viena, 1881 - Petrópolis, 1942) fue sin duda una de las figuras intelectuales más destacadas del Viena brillante del primer tercio del siglo XX. "La impaciencia del corazón" -conocida previamente bajo el título "La piedad peligrosa"- pone el foco en los riesgos que conllevan la compasión y la educación llevadas al extremo.