![]() Zweig left a suicide note stating that he had done so because of the Nazi takeover of his country of Austria and because Europe was destroying itself with World War II that was taking place. In 1939, he had married Charlotte Altmann, his secretary from 1933. Strangely, at the peak of his popularity and having just completed his autobiography while still working on four other books, Zweig committed suicide in Brazil with his new wife by them both taking poison. Zweig's friends included Maksim Gorky, Rainer Maria Rilke, Auguste Rodin, and Arturo Toscanini. His extensive travels led him to India, Africa, North and Central America, and Russia. In the 1930s he was one of the most widely translated authors in the world. Marie Antoinette: The Portrait of an Average Woman (English Edition) Kindle Edition Print length. ![]() ![]() Although he wrote in German, his works were translated into English and several other languages. Stefan Zweig (born November 28, 1881, Vienna, Austria – died February 22, 1942, PetrĂ³polis, Brazil), was an Austrian novelist, playwright, journalist and biographer was one of the most successful and popular authors of the 20th Century. ![]()
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