Brief introduction of Zweig's works

Zweig (188 1 ~ 1942) is an Austrian writer. Born into a wealthy Jewish factory owner family in Vienna. When I was young, I studied philosophy and literature in Vienna and Berlin. 1904 years later, he served as the editor of New Freedom. Later, I went to Western Europe, North Africa, India, America and other places. In France, I met Weil Harlan, romain rolland, Rodin and others, and I was influenced by them. Engaged in the translation of foreign literature (mainly poetry) before World War I.. After the war broke out, he published the anti-war script Ieremia (19 17), engaged in anti-war activities with romain rolland and others in Switzerland, and became a famous pacifist. 19 19 years later, he lived in seclusion in Salzburg for a long time and buried himself in writing. 1928, he was invited to the Soviet union to meet Gorky. 1938, he went into exile in Britain and became a British citizen. 194 1 year arrived in Brazil. 1942 On February 23rd, he and his wife committed suicide in Indianapolis near Rio de Janeiro. Zweig's literary activities began with poetry creation. The early poetry collections Silver String (190 1) and Garland of the Past (1906) were deeply influenced by French Impressionism, Hofmannsthal, Rilke and others. His major achievements are biographical literature and novel creation, including Three Masters (1920), which are biographies of Balzac, Dickens and Dostoevsky respectively. Romain rolland (1921); Struggle with the Elves (1925), a biography written for German writers Holdrin, Kreis and Nietzsche; Three poets describe their lives (1928), biographies of Tolstoy, Stendhal and Casanova; Joseph Fauci (1929); Psychotherapy (193 1) is a biography of Mesmer, the inventor of hypnosis, Mary Baker Eddie, the founder of Christian science, and Freud, a psychologist. The success or failure of Maria Stewart (1935) and Erasmus in Rotterdam (1935). His biography does not stick to historical facts, but focuses on people. His main collections of short stories include First Experience (19 1 1), Madman in Malay (1922), Fear (1925) and Confused (1925). The only novel, Anxious Heart (1938), describes the love and suicide tragedy of a paralyzed girl. Most of Zweig's short stories describe the strange experiences of lonely people. The characters in his works are often teased by some mysterious fate and indescribable power, and finally destroyed by some enthusiasm. Twenty-four hours in a woman's life and a letter from an unknown woman describe the thoughts and feelings of middle-class women with delicate psychoanalytic techniques. Zweig's plays include Jeremiah (19 17), Freboni (1927) and Silent Woman (1935). After Zweig's death, his posthumous works Yesterday's World (1942) and Balzac (1946) were published one after another. The former is a long memoir, which records the lifestyle of Austria and Europe between the two world wars, while the latter is an unfinished biography that lasted for more than ten years.