Austrian writer Stefan Zweig s final work posted to his publisher the day before his tragic death brings the destruction of a war-torn Europe vividly to life. Written as both a recollection of the past and as a warning for future generations Die Welt vom Gestern recalls the golden age of literary Vienna its seeming permanence its promise and its devastating fall. A truthful and passionate account of the horror that tore apart European culture Die Welt von Gestern gives us insight into the history of a world brutally destroyed written by a master at the height of his literary talent.