ZWEIG STEFAN: (1881-1942) Austrian Playwright and Novelist, a noted collector of autograph manuscripts. A fine A.L.S., Stefan Zweig, one page, 8vo, Rio de Janeiro, November 1941, to Monsieur de Carvallo, in French. On the printed stationery of the Hotel Central, Zweig tries insistently to meet his correspondent and states `Depuis hier soir quand j´ai trouvé votre message, j´ai téléfoné (sic) non moins que neuf fois à votre hotel sans obtenir communication. Je serais heureux si un jour que vous désirez vous même vous voudriez déjeuner avec nous à notre Hotel - je serias si honoré de vous revoir..´ (''Since yesterday evening when I found your message, I telephoned not less than nine times to your hotel without obtaining communication. I would be happy if one day you would like to have lunch with us at our Hotel - I would be so honoured to see you again..'') With blank integral leaf, and small remnants of former affixing to the verso, otherwise VG