During his lifetime Austrian novelist Stefan Zweig (1881-1942) was among the most widely read German-language writers in the world. He fell into critical disfavor in a devastated postwar Europe. Yet in other parts of the world, Zweig's works have enjoyed continued admiration and popularity. China's Stefan Zweig unveils the extraordinary success of Zweig's novellas in China.

Arnhilt Johanna Hoefle is a researcher at the Austrian National Library and a lecturer at the University of Vienna.