Zweig

American  

[zwahyg, swahyg, tsvahyk] / zwaɪg, swaɪg, tsvaɪk /

noun

1. Arnold 1887–1968, German novelist, essayist, and dramatist.

2. Stefan 1881–1942, Austrian dramatist, critic, biographer, and novelist.

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Zweig British  

/ tsvaik /

noun

1. Arnold (ˈarnɔlt). 1887–1968, German novelist, famous for his realistic war novel The Case of Sergeant Grischa (1927)

2. Stefan (ˈʃtɛfan). 1881–1942, Austrian novelist, dramatist, essayist, and poet

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Example Sentences

When Austrian novelist Stefan Zweig called Brazil the “land of the future” in 1941, he meant it as praise.

From The Wall Street Journal

As the great Confucian Yogi Berra once observed, it’s getting late early—and if you’re going to read a Jason in the Journal, read Zweig.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jason Zweig writes about investment strategy and how to think about money.

From The Wall Street Journal

Judy Zweig lost almost everything in the Palisades fire: her children’s baby photos, her wedding album and all her expensive jewelry locked in a safe.

From Los Angeles Times

"By looking only at income or lifestyle, we see the results of class, but not the origins of class," writes economist Michael Zweig in his 2011 book "The Working Class Majority."

From Salon