Dreamers
«Vivid, full of sardonic humour, moral nuance and personal drama, this book takes the reader into the heart of the revolutionary crowd, and shows how exhilarating and terrifying it is to be there»
Lucy Hughes-Hallett, New Statesman
At the end of the First World War in Germany, the journalist and theatre critic Kurt Eisner organised a revolution which overthrew the monarchy, and declared a Free State of Bavaria. In February 1919, he was assassinated, and the revolution failed. Les mer
But while the dream lived, it was the writers, the poets, the playwrights and the intellectuals who led the way. As well as Eisner, Thomas Mann, Rainer Maria Rilke, and many other prominent figures in German cultural history were involved.
In his characteristically lucid, sharp prose, Volker Weidermann presents us with a slice of history - November 1918 to April 1919 - and shows how a small group of people could have altered the course of the twentieth century.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Pushkin Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781782275060
- Utgivelsesår
- 2019
- Format
- 20 x 13 cm
Anmeldelser
«Vivid, full of sardonic humour, moral nuance and personal drama, this book takes the reader into the heart of the revolutionary crowd, and shows how exhilarating and terrifying it is to be there»
Lucy Hughes-Hallett, New Statesman
«Compelling»
Spectator, Books of the Year
«A superb account... a remarkable cast of characters... [Weidermann] brings to life long forgotten and seemingly insignificant and quirky episodes in history»
Guardian
«An absolutely gripping tale... great pace, action and character... the characters are unforgettable»
The Times
«Powerfully evokes the energy, confusion, farce and tragedy of the dreamers' revolution... Weidermann's great strength is his sharp prose, tempered with an eye for human detail... a convincing and compelling account»
Telegraph
«Dramatic... a compact and colourful account, with the breathless pace of war reporting»
Spectator
«A gripping account... Volker Weidermann's blend of engrossing, urgent reportage and gentle, dissociative musing will be familiar to readers of his previous work, the bestselling Summer Before the Dark... deceptively extravagant and endlessly interesting book»
Financial Times
«Fascinating... a vivid tale, crisply narrated, with insight and dark humour»
Glasgow Herald
«A wonderful account»
Tatler
«Weidermann's storytelling is piquant»
Publishers Weekly
«An historical thriller set in Munich of most exciting and finest quality»
Münchener Feuilleton
«Weidermann excels with his thrilling description of this bloodless uprising... covers a lot of ground, packing in every putsch... compelling»
The National
«Cleverly, effectively, with masterful panache, Weidermann pulls together the strings of past and present into a tight knot... a highly beguiling and convincing storyteller who will shock you, amaze you, stun you into both action and reaction... the perfect read for the end of 2018»
Bookanista
«The experiment does not end well, obviously. Weidermann conveys that 'Love was the dream, hate was the result'. But before that, he lets the readers once more relive the dream of a "Writers' Republic"»
Der Spiegel
«A damn good book, which makes it clear to us that literature and politics are not a pair of opposites, but belong together, whether you like it or not. And the book itself is a dream, because it encourages us to dream that everything could be different, that the world, despite all the disillusionment remains - and must remain - changeable»
Frankfurter Allgemeine
«A tremendous read; and full of stunning imagery»
The Revisionist