A World on Edge
«For a brief moment a century ago the end of the Great War offered peace and the prospect of a bright new social order to a dark, ravaged Europe. In his moving and inspired book, historian Daniel Schönpflug recreates how these days were experienced by the people who lived them—their struggles, dreams, and desires—and traces the elusive fate of their noble visions. An evocative and deeply affecting requiem for what might have been.»
Douglas Smith, author of Rasputin and <i>Former People</i>
The internationally bestselling account of the transformative period that followed the Armistice in November 1918. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Macmillan
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 368
- ISBN
- 9781509818495
- Utgivelsesår
- 2018
- Format
- 24 x 16 cm
Anmeldelser
«For a brief moment a century ago the end of the Great War offered peace and the prospect of a bright new social order to a dark, ravaged Europe. In his moving and inspired book, historian Daniel Schönpflug recreates how these days were experienced by the people who lived them—their struggles, dreams, and desires—and traces the elusive fate of their noble visions. An evocative and deeply affecting requiem for what might have been.»
Douglas Smith, author of Rasputin and <i>Former People</i>
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This turbulent era left its mark on the biographies of people from
» Sibylle Lewischaroff, author of <i>Blumenberg</i>
all walks of life. Schönpflug introduces readers to all these
individual stories so vividly you could almost think they only
happened a few moments ago.
«Daniel Schönpflug transports you directly into the astonishing year 1918. With great care, a marvellous eye for detail and a highly accomplished style, he reveals this time anew and allows readers to rediscover the twentieth century and themselves. A masterpiece.»
Philipp Blom, author of <i>Fracture: Life and Culture in the West, 1918</i>–<i>1938</i>
«Outstanding ... a wonderfully stimulating guide to a world that knew it had changed utterly but was fearful about where it was heading»
Evening Standard
«Historian Daniel Schönpflug gives us a kaleidoscope of sparkling stories . . . elegantly composed and beautifully written.»
Alexander Gallus, Die Zeit
«Schönpflug’s study of the immediate aftermath of the first world war brings a fresh and varied perspective to a familiar narrative, and reminds one of the brief period of optimism and hope that came out of the carnage and chaos.»
Financial Times, Books of the Year