Very desirable ALS in German, signed “Stefan,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, no date. Penned in bold purple ink, a letter to the older German lyric poet and literary critic Carl Busse, in which Zweig sends tongue-in-cheek greetings to two friends, Lichtenstein (possibly expressionist writer Alfred Lichtenstein, killed in World War I) and Lilien (presumably Jewish Art Nouveau artist Ephraim Moses Lilien). In part (translated): “Here is the Gauthier [sic] poem, so that you can use the text and translation. It is not only beautiful, but also profound: translate it freely, just make sure the last strophe keeps all its power. Tell my + + + friend Lichtenstein that he's a hack, and that he should stop bothering me with these cards, as he just…wrote one. Tell Lilien—no, rather don't tell him anything at all, for after all, apart from Reclame he's not available to anyone. Forgive me for not writing more, but I'm extremely lazy and just send you warm regards.” On the second integral page, Zweig writes out in French the text of a Theophile Gautier poem entitled "Question," which he requests Busse to translate into German. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing and toning.
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