THREE FINE ZWEIG STORIES
Meyer, Ernest L.
Three Fine Zweig Stories THE ROYAL GAME, by Stefan Zweig. Viking Press. $2.50. Reviewed by Ernest L. Meyer READER fans of Stefan Zweig will welcome the publication in one attractive volume of...
...And for those unfamiliar with the writings of one of the outstanding literary creators of our time, the volume serves as an introduction that will whet the appetite for more...
...And you do not have to be thwarted in love to be captured by the story, "Letter from an Unknown Woman," the narrative of a girl's life-long frustrated devotion...
...Willy-nilly you identify yourself with all the characters in Stefan Zweig's canvas...
...For Zweig had the rare gift of subordinating plot to psychological motivation...
...You do not have to be a medical student to follow tensely the tragedy of a Dutch doctor in the tale, "Amok," a haunting record of passion and near insanity in the Malay jungles...
...You do not have to be a chess expert to find fascination in "The Royal Game," the story of a weird chess contest aboard an ocean liner...
...Nowhere in Zweig's writings has his talent for creating dramatic truth been achieved with greater felicity than in this trio of tales to be long remembered...
...His people live, throb, command your understanding, and capture your sympathy...
...Reviewed by Ernest L. Meyer READER fans of Stefan Zweig will welcome the publication in one attractive volume of three of the late master's finest novelettes...
...Besides the title story, "The Royal Game," this collection includes two of Zweig's earlier pieces, "Amok," and "Letter from an Unknown Woman...
Vol. 8 • June 1944 • No. 26
