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The World of Yesterday

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The World of Yesterday
AuthorStefan Zweig
Published1942
Pages455
RecommendedOnce
BuyAmazon
Why it’s on the listStefan Zweig’s memoir of pre-1914 Europe, written in exile as the second war destroyed what was left of it.

Where I heard about it

  • A crowd-sourced X thread — in the replies to @typesfast’s question “What’s the best history book you’ve read?” (the thread, June 2025).

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