Marie Antoinette: The Portrait of an Average Woman

Marie Antoinette:
The Portrait of an Average Woman

Viking Press first edition 1933
Author Stefan Zweig
Original title Marie Antoinette. Bildnis eines mittleren Charakters
Translator Eden Paul
Cedar Paul
Country Germany
Language German
Publisher Insel-Verlag
Publication date
1932
Published in English
1933
Pages 639

Marie Antoinette: The Portrait of an Average Woman (German: Marie Antoinette. Bildnis eines mittleren Charakters) is a 1932 biography of the French queen Marie Antoinette by Austrian writer Stefan Zweig.

The Viking Press published the first English-language edition, translated by Eden and Cedar Paul, in 1933.[1] The book was the basis for the 1938 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film, Marie Antoinette, starring Norma Shearer.[2]

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References

  1. Library of Congress (1934). Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [A] Group 1. Books. For the Year 1933. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. p. 552.
  2. "Marie Antoinette". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved 2015-11-25.


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