The Impossible Exile by George Prochnik

The Impossible Exile by George Prochnik

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A moving and original examination of Stefan Zweig's tragic decline from universal acclaim to obscurity and suicide in exile.

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The Impossible Exile by George Prochnik

A moving and original examination of Stefan Zweig's tragic decline from universal acclaim to obscurity and suicide in exile.
GEORGE PROCHNIK's essays, poetry, and fiction have appeared in numerous journals. He has taught English and American literature at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, is editor-at-large for Cabinet magazine, and is the author of In Pursuit of Silence: Listening for Meaning in a World of Noise and Putnam Camp: Sigmund Freud, James Jackson Putnam, and the Purpose of American Psychology. He lives in New York City.
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ISBN 13 9781783781164
ISBN 10 1783781165
Title The Impossible Exile
Author George Prochnik
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Granta Books
Year published 2015-09-03
Number of pages 416
Prizes Short-listed for The Duff Cooper Prize 2015 (UK), Short-listed for Jewish Quarterly Wingate Literary Prize for Non-fiction 2016 (UK)
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