Zweig, Stefan (Author): Marie Antoinette

Tells the story of Marie Antoinette, who became the Queen of France at the age of fifteen. This title analyzes the chemistry of a woman's soul from her intimate pleasures to her public suffering as a Queen under the weight of misfortune and history. It describes Marie Antoinette in the King's bedroom, and with her children.´Certainly no one can arise unmoved from the reading of this powerful work´ - The New Republic

´Excellent biography´ - The New York Times

´Stefan Zweig´s remarkable study of Marie Antoinette; A full-bodied biography which bids fair to be the definitive life of that tragic queen´ - The New York Times

´The most influential biography of Marie Antoinette´ - The Guardian