Stefan Zweig is a classic of Austrian literature, the author of magnificent psychological novels and fictionalized biographies translated into all languages of the world. His biographies combine artistic merit and fidelity to documentary sources, with Zweig invariably choosing extraordinary people for his books, endowed with high talents and leaving an indelible, often tragic mark on history. This edition includes four famous biographical works of Stefan Zweig, included by the author in the so-called cycle "Builders of the World" .. The names of the heroes of these works are known to everyone they are great writers, philosophers, poets. The author takes a close look at their life and creativity, comparing and contrasting seemingly so different figures to create, in his words, "depth of perspective, as if the frame around the portrait" and thereby "explain the creative aspirations of the spirit" ..