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Zweig describes pre-WWI Vienna as a stable, culturally rich environment where progress seemed inevitable and the Habsburg Empire appeared permanent.
A warning about how easily stable societies can overlook the early signs of collapse and extremism. El mundo de ayer
It follows the sudden shattering of this idyllic world by World War I, the subsequent rise of nationalism and fascism, and the eventual personal cost of being forced into exile. Zweig describes pre-WWI Vienna as a stable, culturally