The Last Days by Laurent Seksik
A beautiful and moving fictionalised account of the final months of Stefan Zweig and his wife Lotte, before their tragic double suicide in Brazil in 1942.
A novel of staggering beautyWe see into the inconsolable soul of the great humanist, become a pariah. Le Nouvel Observateur A marvel, which will enchant all lovers of Zweig. Le Figaro This tragedy-Racine transplanted to the twentieth century-is told with talent by Laurent Seksik. Livres Hebdo Laurent Seksik recounts this tragedy with a stunning gentleness. Le Point A sensitive and moving fictional account of how [Zweig and Lotte] may have spent their final six months together. -- John Gray New Statesman
Laurent Seksik trained as a doctor, was a radiologist in a Paris hospital and continues to practise medicine alongside his work as a writer. Before The Last Days (2010) he published Les Mauvaises Pensées (1999, translated into ten languages), La Folle Histoire (2004, awarded the Littré Prize) and several other books, including a biography of Albert Einstein. The Last Days was a bestseller in France and has been translated into ten languages. The novel has been adapted for the stage into a very successful play, and a film version is currently in production. Seksik lives and works in Paris
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| ISBN 13 | 9781908968913 |
| ISBN 10 | 1908968915 |
| Title | The Last Days |
| Author | Laurent Seksik |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pushkin Press |
| Year published | 2013-08-29 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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