Before the Deluge
A fascinating portrait of the turbulent political, social, and cultural life of the city of Berlin in the 1920s.
- Kiadó:
- Harper Perennial
- Kiadás éve:
- 1995
- Kiadás helye:
- New York
- ISBN:
- 0060926791
- Kötés típusa:
- ragasztott papír
- Terjedelem:
- 418
- Méret:
- Szélesség: 13.50cm, Magasság: 20.50cm
- Kategória:
Marlene Dietrich . . . Albert Einstein . . . Vladimir Nabokov .. .
Adolf Hitler ... Greta Garbo ... Vladimir Horowitz ... Joseph Goebbels
Bertolt Brecht Arthur Koestler . . . Sol Hurok . . . Paul Klee Kurt Weill
and Lotte Lenya . Ilya Ehrenburg . . . Walter Gropius ... This is only a
small part of the cast of characters who made Berlin in the 1 920s
one of the most extraordinary phenomenons of this century.
Vivici, h orld in itself, a prelude to the
deluge that engulfed Europe and shook the world. This is a comprehensive,
fascinating historical portrait of its turbulent political, social, and cultural life
and of the people who created and destroyed it.
"What a story . . . in a class with the bent of Barbara Tuchman. . . . He has
written a splendid book." —Wolf Von Eckhardt, Washington Post
"It is Otto Friedrich's grasp of dramatic unity which makes this such a vividly
exciting and suggestive book. . . . we are able to see not only the tragic
events but also the rich and varied life." —Stephen Spender, Life
"Before the Deluge recaptures in an eerie but only too authentic manner the
tawdry, dangerous, and undeniably exciting story of the sickness which over-
came Germany in the '20s. . . No place in the world was so creative and
decadent, so despairing and exhilarating. . . . What Cabaret did in musical
form Friedrich has captured here." —Harrison Salisbury
"A fascinating portrait of a city where art and riot flourished side by side and
incredibility was the normal state of things." —Atlantit Monthly
ISBN 0-06-092679-1
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Adolf Hitler ... Greta Garbo ... Vladimir Horowitz ... Joseph Goebbels
Bertolt Brecht Arthur Koestler . . . Sol Hurok . . . Paul Klee Kurt Weill
and Lotte Lenya . Ilya Ehrenburg . . . Walter Gropius ... This is only a
small part of the cast of characters who made Berlin in the 1 920s
one of the most extraordinary phenomenons of this century.
Vivici, h orld in itself, a prelude to the
deluge that engulfed Europe and shook the world. This is a comprehensive,
fascinating historical portrait of its turbulent political, social, and cultural life
and of the people who created and destroyed it.
"What a story . . . in a class with the bent of Barbara Tuchman. . . . He has
written a splendid book." —Wolf Von Eckhardt, Washington Post
"It is Otto Friedrich's grasp of dramatic unity which makes this such a vividly
exciting and suggestive book. . . . we are able to see not only the tragic
events but also the rich and varied life." —Stephen Spender, Life
"Before the Deluge recaptures in an eerie but only too authentic manner the
tawdry, dangerous, and undeniably exciting story of the sickness which over-
came Germany in the '20s. . . No place in the world was so creative and
decadent, so despairing and exhilarating. . . . What Cabaret did in musical
form Friedrich has captured here." —Harrison Salisbury
"A fascinating portrait of a city where art and riot flourished side by side and
incredibility was the normal state of things." —Atlantit Monthly
ISBN 0-06-092679-1
90000
z
9780060 926 793 c>,
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