The Society of the Crossed Keys
Stefan Zweig
Pushkin Press
<p>I had never heard of Zweig until six or seven years ago, as allthe books began to come back into print, and I more or less by chance bought a copy of Beware of Pity. I immediately lovedthis book, his one, big, great novel-and suddenly there weredozens more in front of me waiting to read.' Wes Anderson</p> <p><I>The Society of the Crossed Keys</I> contains Wes Anderson's selections from the writings of the great Austrian author Stefan Zweig, whose life and work inspired <I>The Grand Budapest Hotel</I>.</p> <p><B>A CONVERSATION WITH WES ANDERSON</B></p><p>Wes Anderson discusses Zweig's life and work with Zweig biographer George Prochnik.</p> <p><B>THE WORLD OF YESTERDAY</B></p><p>Selected extracts from Zweig's memoir, The World of Yesterday, an unrivalled evocation of bygone Europe.</p> <p><B>BEWARE OF PITY</B></p><p>An extract from Zweig's only novel, a devastating depictionof the torment of the betrayal of both honour and love.</p> <p><B>TWENTY-FOUR HOURS IN THE LIFE OF A...</b></p>