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Mit großem psychologischen Gespür und klarer, eleganter Sprache öffnet Stefan Zweig in seinen biografischen Studien die Tür zu längst vergangenen Zeiten voller Umbrüche und Entdeckungen: Giacomo Casanova, legendärer Schürzenjäger, Schriftsteller und Abenteurer verkehrt mit den großen Persönlichkeiten seiner Zeit. Franz Anton Mesmer, Pionier auf dem Gebiet seelischer Erkrankungen, entwickelt innovative Methoden zur Selbstheilung. Und der Seefahrer Amerigo Vespucci wird über Umwege zum Namenspaten eines gesamten Kontinents.

The first part of the Memoirs of Giacomo Casanova, a special film tie-in version. The film, starring Heath Ledger as Casanova with Jeremy Irons and Sienna Miller, will be released in UK February 2006.

Giacomo Casanova's reputation rests largely on his obsession with women, but he was much more than the great 18th-century lover. Lawyer, mathematician, poet, translator, and librarian who was fluent in several languages, he was described by one contemporary as "the most civilized man in Europe." That he was also a con man, cabalist, spy, revenge-taker, and experienced prisoner only enhances his appeal as one who personified the extreme social and moral contradictions of the time.

Giacomo Casanova arrives in England in the summer of 1763 at the age of 38, seeking a respite from his restless travels and liaisons. But the lure of company proves too hard to resist and the dazzlingly pretty face of young Marie Charpillon even harder. Casanova's pursuit of this elusive bewitcher drives him from exhilaration to despair and to attempt to reinvent himself in the roles of labourer, writer and country squire.

He's all mine for one night... It’s my thirtieth birthday. It’s also Valentine’s Day. I’m not sure which one sucks most. My best friend, Sarah, begged me to go out with her and her husband for dinner, but I’m not in the mood for celebration. I’ve worked hard all day, run for an hour, and now I plan to spend the evening alone playing video games and eating a whole tub of cookie dough ice cream. But when I get home, I discover a man sitting on the carpet in the corridor outside my penthouse apartment. He’s tall, gorgeous, wearing an expensive suit, and carrying the biggest ...