Wes anderson said in an interview that his first contact with Zweig's novel was Beware of Pity, and he was constantly inspired by Zweig's novels. In Zweig's autobiography Yesterday's World, wes anderson saw Zweig's grief over the death of "the best Europe", and Zweig described Europe at that time as "Europe is committing suicide".

194 1 At a writer's banquet in new york in, Zweig made such a remark in his speech.

Zweig came out and said, I'm here to apologize to all of you. I feel ashamed here, because my language is the language that the world is being destroyed. My mother's tongue, every word I say, is distorted and distorted by this machine that destroys mankind.

I am embarrassed to apologize to you, because my language comes from a ruined world. My mother tongue, every word I say, is distorted by this machine that destroys human nature. (sorry to turn it over. )

Zweig is infatuated with Europe. His lifestyle in Vienna was a popular art at that time. He gets up in the morning and reads newspapers, poems and philosophical works. In the coffee shop, I talked with groups of playwrights and bumped into new scripts. He described this as a safe world, where you can devote yourself to your career and creation, regardless of your identity and passport, and you can do things with great care and freedom. In Zweig's view, the elegance of Europe at that time was equivalent to the hotel doorman singing Rilke's poems at any time. It was not until the beginning of World War II that this huge cultural life was washed away.

Zweig's sufferings ranged from World War I to World War II. From 1933, his works were burned, and he was forced to live in Britain. By 1938, Austria was annexed and he became a stateless person. In Yesterday's World, he lamented: "In the last ten years, it is more important to get to know a small consulate official who can shorten your waiting time than to establish a friendship with a toscanini or a romain rolland."