Stefan Zweig: The Star Clock of Humanity

A selection of six of 12 short stories from the pen of the Austrian writer of Jewish origin Stefan Zweig. The starry hours of humanity capture the moments, when a single man changed the shape of the existing world, when days were the deciding factor, clock, seconds, for the twists and turns of history to take place, when sell-outs became rich and mediocre creators became geniuses. It shows how unpredictable human fate is, and at the same time gives an account of humanity itself.