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Magellan
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Magellan
Zweig brings to life the age of Discovery by telling the tale of one of the era's most daring adventurers
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The Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521) is one of the most famous navigators in history. He was the first man to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean and led the first voyage to circumnavigate the globe, although he was killed en route in a battle in the Philippines.
In this biography, Stefan Zweig brings to life the Age of Discovery by telling the tale of one of the era's most daring adventurers. In typically flowing and elegant prose, he takes us on a fascinating journey of discovery ourselves.
Magellan captures the spirit of an age driven by exploration and adventure, and Zweig's storytelling prowess makes this biography both informative and engaging.
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Stefan Zweig's biography of Magellan highlights the author's talent for bringing historical figures to life with compelling readability. Known for being a bestseller like his works on Marie Antoinette and Mary Stuart, Zweig's writing is appreciated for its deep understanding and empathetic portrayal of human imperfections and aspirations. He remains celebrated for his historical and cultural studies, which continue to be seen as exceptionally impressive.
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ISBN: 9781906548490
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 31 January 2010
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Pushkin Press
Contributors:
- Translated by Eden Paul
- Translated by Cedar Paul
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 352
About the Author
Stefan Zweig was born in 1881 in Vienna, a member of a wealthy Austrian-Jewish family. He studied in Berlin and Vienna and was first known as a translator and later as a biographer. Zweig travelled widely, living in Salzburg between the wars, and enjoying literary fame. His stories and novellas were collected in 1934. In the same year, with the rise of Nazism, he briefly moved to London, taking British citizenship. After a short period in New York, he settled in Brazil where in 1942 he and his wife were found dead in bed in an apparent double suicide.
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