'I had never heard of Zweig until six or seven years ago, as allthe books began
to come back into print, and I more or less by chance bought a copy of Beware of
Pity. I immediately lovedthis book, his one, big, great novel-and suddenly ther
e weredozens more in front of me waiting to read.' Wes Anderson The Society of t
he Crossed Keys contains Wes Anderson's selections from the writings of the grea
t Austrian author Stefan Zweig, whose life and work inspired The Grand Budapest
Hotel. A CONVERSATION WITH WES ANDERSON Wes Anderson discusses Zweig's life and
work with Zweig biographer George Prochnik.
