9781782270652_

On 22 February 1942 Stefan Zweig, one of the most popular authors of his generation, committed suicide with his wife Lotte. The final, desperate gesture of this great writer has fascinated ever since.

Zweig was an exile, driven from his home in Austria by the Nazis. Fleeing first to London, then New York, trying always to escape both those who demonised him and those who acclaimed him, he eventually took his young bride to Brazil, where they were haunted by the life theyd been forced to abandon and by accounts of the violence in Europe.

Blending reality and fiction this novel tells the story of the great writers final months. Laurent Seksik uncovers the mans hidden passions, his private suffering, and how he and his wife came to end their lives one peaceful February afternoon.

He looked long and deep into her eyes. Ill go first, he said. Youll follow me... if thats what you want.

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"He looked long and deep into her eyes. Ill go first, he said. Youll follow me... if thats what you want."

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Laurent Seksik