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By Michael Mackenzie Otto Dix fought in the First World War for the better part of four years before becoming one of the most important artists of the Weimar era. Marked by the experience, he made monumental, difficult and powerful works about it. Whereas Dix has often been presented as a lone voice of reason and opposition in Germany between the wars, this book locates his work squarely in the mainstream of Weimar society. Informed by recent studies of collective remembrance, of camaraderie, and of the popular, working-class socialist groups that commemorated the war, this book takes Dix’s very public, monumental works out of the isolation of the artist’s studio and returns them to a context of public memorials, mass media depictions, and the communal search for meaning in the war. The author argues that Dix sought to establish a community of veterans through depictions of the war experience that used the soldier’s humorous, grotesque language of the trenches and that deliberately excluded women and other non-combatants. His depictions were preoccupied with heteronormativity in the context of intimate touch and tenderness between soldiers at the front and with sexual potency in the face of debilitating wounds suffered by others in the war. Hardcover422 pages Peter Lang, 20196 x 9 inchesISBN 9783034317238 Monographs

Otto Dix and the First World War: Grotesque Humor, Camaraderie and Remembrance

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von Dietrich Schubert Das Arbeiterkind Otto Dix aus Gera/Elster war ein Jasager und der Sinnlichkeit leidenschaftlich ausgeliefert. Das betonte Dix, der seit Sommer 1927 als Lehrer an der Kunstakademie Dresden wirkte, in einem Brief von 1930/32 an Werner Haftmann. Und mit dem Dichter Alfred Döblin hätte er sagen können: „Die Dinge sind einzigartig …“ Aus diesen Gründen verachtete Dix die Maler, welche die sichtbare Wirklichkeit abwerten, und zwar weil sie damit – im Sinne der Philosophie Friedrich Nietzsches – den Wert des Lebens abwerten. Bereits vor dem Krieg ‘14/18 lasen der junge Dix und seine Freunde statt Arthur Schopenhauer den lebensbejahenden Philosophen Nietzsche, der Schopenhauers Pessimismus überwunden hatte und im Kunstschaffen die Gegenkraft gegen den Willen zur Verneinung des Lebens sah, nämlich das Anti-Nihilistische par excellence.Als herausragend in Dix‘ Œuvre bewerten wir die Kriegsdarstellungen „Schützengraben“ von 1923 (verschollen), das Triptychon „Der Krieg“ 1929–1932 (heute in Dresden) und den Zyklus der 50 Radierungen, die Dix mit dem Galeristen Karl Nierendorf zum Anti-Kriegsjahr 1924 realisierte, mit denen er Protokolle der ‚Hölle‘ seiner Zeit als Spiegel vorhielt. Diese sind, wie W. Haftmann bereits schrieb, die bedeutendsten Kriegs-Darstellungen in der Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts; ein Exemplar befindet sich im Historial de la Grande Guerre in Péronne. Entgegen heutiger Meinung war Otto Dix keineswegs nur ein Protagonist der sog. „Neuen Sachlichkeit“ (Ausstellung in Mannheim 1925), die übrigens wieder in Mode ist, sondern er übertraf und entgrenzte im Großteil seines Kunstschaffens deren simple und glatte Formen in gekonnter Weise und voll Sarkasmus in seinen Figurenbildern, in Porträts und in weiblichen Aktbildern mit den Prinzipien des kritischen Verismus. Malerei kritischer Feststellung war die Formel des Dichters Carl Einstein für diese Kunst. Und Willi Wolfradt konnte gültig schreiben: „Dix ist eine einzige Obstruktion gegen das subtile Bildchen, das so tut als ob nichts gewesen ist." Hardcover464 Seiten, 159 SW- und 304 FarbabbildungenText in German Michael Imhofverlag, 20249.45 x 11.42 inchesISBN 9783731914211Monograph, Otto Dix

An die Schönheit Otto Dix: Von der Apothese zur Todsünde

By Irmgard Keun Translated by Anthea Bell Depicting a young woman's life in Nazi Germany, a masterpiece from the author of Child of All Nations "I cannot think of anything else that conjures up so powerfully the atmosphere of a nation turned insane" —Sunday Telegraph Arrested in Cologne for remarking that the Fuhrer looked sweaty, nineteen-year-old Sanna has fled to Frankfurt. But her troubles are far from over. Her best friend Gerti has fallen for a Jewish boy, her brother writes books that have been blacklisted, and her own aunt could turn her in to the authorities at any moment. Darkly humorous and utterly heart rending, this gripping novel vividly captures the terror and hysteria of pre-war Nazi Germany. Paperback 144 pagesPenguin Classics, 20207.8 x 5.04 inchesISBN 9780241391822Literature, Fiction

After Midnight

By Helen Adkins and Ines Otschik Christian Schad created what were probably the world’s first artistic photograms and abstract photographs. The third volume of his catalogue raisonné is dedicated to his so-called ‘Schadographs’. Schad arranged materials – including waste paper, fabric remnants, or even lint – on light-sensitive paper and exposed these with the help of the sun shining on the windowsill. The results are abstract compositions in the experimental spirit of Dada. Hardcover368 pagesWienand, 20199.5 x 12.5 inchesISBN 9783879099344Monograph

Christian Schad: Schadographs, Catalogue Raisonné Vol.III

By Brendan Wenzel "Young readers will certainly delight in deciphering the differences in this whimsical world where an unlikely pair sees everything in opposition ―except their own shared friendship.” ―Booklist In this companion book to They All Saw a Cat and Inside Cat, a journey home leads to unexpected adventures for a cat and dog. A playful, imaginative story of friendship, empathy, and discovery by Caldecott Honor winner Brendan Wenzel. Cat and Dog are headed home. A simple route lies ahead of them . . . or does it? There’s so much to see and smell and hear, and the two of them experience the world very differently. A stream, for instance, is watery fun for Dog, but it may not be so delightful for Cat! As their journey becomes an adventure full of unexpected twists and turns, Cat and Dog show that it’s possible for two creatures to travel in the world together despite their distinctive perspectives and abilities—and even to appreciate and enjoy them. With the irresistible read-aloud appeal of Brendan Wenzel’s They All Saw a Cat, winner of the Caldecott Honor, this is a funny, exuberant companion tale that’s an imaginative tribute to empathy, friendship, and understanding. RESPECTING DIFFERENCES: Cat and Dog experience life in almost opposite ways. Through their eyes, children will see how the same situation or problem can be handled differently depending on the perspective and ability of the creature living through it, building their empathy and understanding. DELIGHTFUL VISUALS: This picture book is full of visual surprises and Easter eggs, and readers will love turning back to find details that hint at developments to come on the journey. The dog's and cat’s art styles evolve throughout, becoming more developed and exaggerated but ending with a unified style that incorporates both their points of view as their friendship is affirmed and strengthened. ENCOURAGES EXPLORATION: The path home is both a familiar route and a new experience as Cat and Dog make surprising—sometimes unpleasant—discoveries along the way. The subtle message about appreciating the small moments in everyday routines and the possibilities that await when we step outside them is perfect for young readers. BELOVED AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Brendan Wenzel is a bestselling author, Caldecott Honor–winning artist, and sought-after speaker at schools and libraries. His books They All Saw a Cat, Hello Hello, A Stone Sat Still, and Inside Cat have received multiple awards and starred reviews and are family and classroom favorites. FUN READ-ALOUD BOOK: Rhythmic text coupled with compelling artwork and a comforting ending make this perfect for story time, bedtime, or both! Perfect for: Parents, grandparents, educators, and educatorsPreschool and kindergarten–level readersPet ownersGift givers looking for a fun, interactive family read-aloud bookFans of Brendan WenzelFans of picture books like Hot Dog, The Kissing Hand, What Do You Do With a Problem?, and The Day the Crayons Quit Hardcover44 pagesChronicle Books, 202411 x 9 inchesISBN: 9781797202778Children

Two Together

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By Hans FalladaTranslated and Adapted by Alistair Beaton A gripping portrait of life in wartime Berlin and a vividly theatrical study of how paranoia can warp a society gripped by the fear of the night-time knock on the door. Based on true events, Hans Fallada's Alone In Berlin follows a quietly courageous couple, Otto and Anna Quangel who, in dealing with their own heartbreak, stand up to the brutal reality of the Nazi regime. With the smallest of acts, they defy Hitler's rule with extraordinary bravery, facing the gravest of consequences. Translated and Adapted by Alistair Beaton (Feelgood, The Trial Of Tony Blair), this timely story of the moral power of personal resistance sees the Gestapo launch a massive hunt for the perpetrators and Otto and Anna finding themselves players in a deadly game of cat and mouse. This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at Royal and Derngate Theatre in February 2020. Paperback120 pagesMethuen Drama, 20208 x 5 inchesISBN 9781350172401Hans Fallada, Plays

Alone in Berlin

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By Jeremias Gotthelf Translated by H.M. Waidson After one of their own people repeatedly fails to live up to a pact with the Devil, a petty and morally bankrupt village community is plagued by a swarm of deadly black spiders. Using a complex narrative structure, Gotthelf's cautionary novella shrewdly dissects the iniquitous social dynamics of rural life. First published in 1842, The Black Spider displays its author's talent for dark satire and realism, as well as the visionary powers of his imagination. Paperback128 pagesMacMillan Publishing Services, 2025Originally published in 18428 x 5 inchesISBN 9781847499240Literature

The Black Spider

By J.L.C. & W.C. Grimm Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. For the past two centuries these delightful stories, gathered together and written down by brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, have entertained and frightened children and adults alike. This edition is complete and unabridged, and features Arthur Rackham's masterly illustrations, all hand-coloured by Barbara Frith, one of Britain's leading colourists. The lives of Tom Thumb, Cinderella, Rumplestiltskin and the Frog Prince form part of our common heritage: they stimulate the imagination and the heart, and linger at the back of our minds for a lifetime. They are funny, disturbing, wise and compassionate. They speak of joy and terror, happiness and revenge, love and violence. Hardcover392 pagesMacmillan Collector's Library; Reissue edition, 20164.05 x 1.45 x 6.15 inchesISBN 9781509826667Short Stories

Grimm's Fairy Tales (MacMillan Collector's Library)

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By Hervé Tullet From the creator of the New York Times bestsellers Press Here and Mix It Up!, this brilliant companion is now available as a board book. In Hervé Tullet’s third interactive outing, there’s a yellow dot. And a thin black line. Adventure definitely awaits! Press a finger to the page to embark on a new journey of color, shape, motion, and imagination. Follow the yellow dot’s invitation, turn the page, and you are on your way! Filled with artistry and delight, the Let's Play! journey lets you leap headlong into a completely new dimension: emotion. Connecting to the mind and the heart, this dot expresses an extraordinary sense of humor, fear, joy, and more as it pushes, lurches, wiggles, and slides its way through—and even off!—the pages. Hervé’s hallmark graphic style and irrepressible whimsy take young readers on a spectacular ride in this new compact, toddler-friendly board book edition. BOARD BOOK EDITION OF A TULLET FAVORITE: Surprising and fun with a dash of magic, Hervé Tullet's adventures are great for the whole family. Children and adults alike will giggle with delight as the pages of the book seemingly come alive. FUN & EDUCATIONAL GIFT: The gorgeous graphic visuals make this book an irresistible choice for gift-giving, while the addition of educational and emotional concepts offers an appealing bonus. STIMULATES THE IMAGINATION: Celebrate the magic of imagination as a single dot moves through varying landscapes. This unique interactive picture book about the power of emotion is especially remarkable because the adventure occurs on the flat surface of the simple, printed page. AN INNOVATIVE WAY TO BUILD DEXTERITY: This is the perfect book for young children to learn about following directions using simple hand movements. Boardbook46 pagesAge range: 2-4 yearsChronicle Books, 20246 x 6 inchesISBN 9781797227733Children's Books

Let's Play! Board Book Edition

Edited by Christian Hiller, Stephan Müller. Edition Bauhaus 38 In 1921, Walter Gropius founded a theater workshop at the Bauhaus. It conducted new research and experiments on the relationship between humans and technology. The central protagonists Lothar Schreyer, Oskar Schlemmer, and László Moholoy-Nagy investigated the issues of mechanization, machine industrialization, and rationalization. They sought a new, meaningful relationship with the dynamized, increasingly technically animated environment. In their stage laboratory, they developed abstract motion studies, designed atmosphere machines, and built theater apparatus. They also organized the famous Bauhaus celebrations, where they staged themselves as a collective of new humans. For the first time, an exhibition and a catalog with sketches, drawings, photographs as well as films, figurines, costumes, models, and apparatus are now devoted to the experiments and concepts of the legendary Bauhaus stage. Paperback256 pagesSpector Books, 2014 9.25 x 12 inches ISBN 9783944669229Design History

Human–Space–Machine Stage Experiments At The Bauhaus

By Amor Towles “A book that enchants on first reading and only improves on the second.” — The Philadelphia Inquirer “Towles gets good mileage from the considerable charm of his protagonist and the peculiar world he inhabits.”— The New Yorker In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel’s doors. Unexpectedly, his reduced circumstances provide him entry into a much larger world of emotional discovery. Brimming with humor, a glittering cast of characters, and one beautifully rendered scene after another, this singular novel casts a spell as it relates the count’s endeavor to gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be a man of purpose. Paperback496 pagesPenguin Books, 20191.3 x 5.4 x 8.2 inchesISBN 9780143110439Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction

A Gentleman In Moscow

By Rainer Maria RilkeTranslated from the German by Vita Sackville-West & Edward Sackville-WestIntroduction by Lesley Chamberlain The first-ever English translation of Rilke’s landmark poetry cycle, by Vita and Edward Sackville-West ­– reissued for the first time in 90 years In 1931, Virginia and Leonard Woolf’s Hogarth Press published a small run of a beautiful edition of Rainer Maria Rilke’s Duino Elegies, in English translation by the writers Vita and Edward Sackville-West. This marked the English debut of Rilke’s masterpiece, which would eventually be rendered in English over 20 times, influencing countless poets, musicians and artists across the English-speaking world. Published for the first time in 90 years, the Sackville-Wests’ translation is both a fascinating historical document and a magnificent blank-verse rendering of Rilke’s poetry cycle. Featuring a new introduction from critic Lesley Chamberlain, this reissue casts one of European literature’s great masterpieces in fresh light. Paperback109 pagesPushkin Press, 2025Originally published in 19235.11 x 0.37 x 7.77 inchesISBN 9781782277804Poetry

Duino Elegies (Paperback)

by Hans Christian Adam “It would be only a slight exaggeration to say that photographers in the know have been waiting for this book.” ― The New York Times German photography pioneer Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932) photographed plants so beautifully, and with such originality, that his work transcends the medium itself. Over more than 30 years, he took thousands of photographs, revealing a formally rigorous talent whose precision and dedication bridge the 19th- and 20th-century worlds of image-making and bring a distinctly sculptural aspect to a firmly two-dimensional art form. Beautifully but starkly composed against plain cardboard backgrounds, Blossfeldt’s images, relying on a northern light for their sense of volume, reveal nothing of the man but everything of themselves. They are still life's, piercingly final statements on their subject, and have endured owing to their aesthetics and the ongoing fascination of students and photographers. Like their maker, they are quietly and lastingly effective. Hardcover512 pagesTaschen America Llc, 20246.1 x 8.5 inches ISBN 9783836598514Monographs, Photography

Karl Blossfeldt: The Complete Published Work. 40th Ed.

By Hermann HesseTranslated and afterword by David Horrocks A Penguin Classic Nobel Prize winner Hermann Hesse’s iconic countercultural novel about the search for authenticity in an inauthentic world, in a new translation At first glance, Harry Haller seems like a respectable, educated man. In reality, he is the Steppenwolf: wild, strange, alienated from society, and repulsed by the modern age. But as he is drawn into a series of dreamlike and sometimes savage encounters—accompanied by, among others, Mozart, Goethe, and the bewitching Hermione—the misanthropic Haller undergoes a spiritual, even psychedelic, journey, and ultimately discovers a higher truth and the possibility of happiness. This blistering portrait of a man who feels himself to be half human and half wolf was the bible of the 1960s counterculture, capturing the mood of a disaffected generation. It continues to resonate as a haunting story of estrangement, redemption, and the search for one’s place in the world. Paperback256 pagesPenguin Classics, 2025Originally published in 19275.06 x 7.75 inchesISBN 9780143137825Classic Fiction

Steppenwolf

By Robert SeethalerTranslated by Katy Derbyshire “Calming, gentle and unsentimental.”—The Guardian “A reminder of the strength and importance of human connections.”—New York Journal of Books Warm, fleeting, and profoundly human.”—Independent Book Review “A humble café in post-World War II Vienna serves as backdrop for all the large and small dramas of everyday life in this subtly scintillating novel... While Seethaler's characters face significant difficulties, the story never feels grim, but rather steadfast and even hopeful. Katy Derbyshire translates Seethaler’s prose from the German with calm delivery, charming descriptions, and understated humor. This lovely novel sweetly and simply emphasizes built family, resilience, and rebirth.”—Julia Kastner, Shelf Awareness From one of Austria’s most beloved and best-selling authors, comes this vibrant tale of love, companionship, and renewal set against the transformations of 1960s Vienna. Summer 1966. Robert Simon is in his early thirties and has a dream: to open a café that welcomes all kinds of customers. Raised in a home for war orphans, Robert has miraculously grown into a warm-hearted, hard-working, and determined man. When the corner café in the Carmelite market square closes, Robert realizes that his chance has come. The place, dark and dilapidated, is in a poor neighborhood of the Austrian capital, but for some time now a new wind has been blowing, and the air is filled with an inexplicable energy and a desire for renewal. In the newspapers with which fishmongers wrap the char and trout from the Danube, one can read about great things to come, a bright future beginning to rise from the quagmire of the past. Enlivened by these promises, Robert refurbishes the café, painting the walls, varnishing the furniture, and polishing the stove plates. Rewarding Robert’s efforts and in search of a congenial place to gather, talk, read, or just sit and be, customers arrive, bringing their stories of passions, friendships, abandonments, and bereavements. Some are in search of company, others long for love, or just a place where they can feel understood. As the city is transformed, Robert's café becomes at once a place of refuge and one from which to observe and rejoice. Combining the enchantment of warm prose with tender humor, Robert Seethaler has written a charming parable of human existence animated by unforgettable characters and a kaleidoscope of human stories. Hardcover208 pagesEuropa Editions, 20255.28 x 8.27 inchesISBN 9798889660644Literary Fiction

The Café with No Name

By Sasho DimoskiTranslated by Paul Filev Alma Mahler presents the imagined memories of a talented, passionate woman living in the shadow of a famous husband. The novel deals with Alma's marriage to the distant and introverted Gustav Mahler and with the many intellectual and emotional sacrifices Alma makes in order to be a support for him. Alma Mahler presents the imagined memories of a talented, passionate woman living in the shadow of a famous husband. The novel deals with Alma's marriage to the distant and introverted Gustav Mahler, the Austrian late-Romantic composer and conductor, and with the many intellectual and emotional sacrifices Alma makes in order to be a support for him. Throughout, Alma wrestles with the tension between her desire to be near genius and her growing awareness that all she will ever receive in return for her sacrifice are the great man's silence and the pains of solitude. Paperback152 pagesDalkey Archive Press, 20185 x 8 inchesISBN 9781628972368 Historical Fiction, Literature

Alma Mahler

By Larry Wolff "[A] masterful intellectual history of the province."—Timothy Snyder, New York Review of Books "Wolff's way of telling the story of how the idea of Galicia evolved throughout the nineteenth century is a dense narrative in which a variety of sources are related or juxtaposed to create multiple contexts—historical, political, social, intellectual, cultural. . . The scope and quality of Larry Wolff's scholarship makes The Idea of Galicia an impressive achievement. Not only has the author made a major contribution to the history of Galicia and to historiography, but he has also set a high standard for historical writing."—Jolanta Pekacz, Canadian Journal of History Galicia was created at the first partition of Poland in 1772 and disappeared in 1918. Yet, in slightly over a century, the idea of Galicia came to have meaning for both the peoples who lived there and the Habsburg government that ruled it. Indeed, its memory continues to exercise a powerful fascination for those who live in its former territories and for the descendants of those who emigrated out of Galicia. The idea of Galicia was largely produced by the cultures of two cities, Lviv and Cracow. Making use of travelers' accounts, newspaper reports, and literary works, Wolff engages such figures as Emperor Joseph II, Metternich, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Ivan Franko, Stanisław Wyspiański, Tadeusz "Boy" Żeleński, Isaac Babel, Martin Buber, and Bruno Schulz. He shows the exceptional importance of provincial space as a site for the evolution of cultural meanings and identities, and analyzes the province as the framework for non-national and multi-national understandings of empire in European history. Paperback 504 pagesStanford University Press; 1st edition, 20126 x 1.25 x 9 inchesISBN 9780804783125European History

The Idea of Galicia: History and Fantasy in Habsburg Political Culture

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Fodor's Vienna & the Best of Austria: With Salzburg & Skiing in the Alps (Full-color Travel Guide)

Written and illustrated by Jon Klassen "Folk tales are meant to be flexible things, open-source stories infinitely moldable to the needs of teller and era. That’s the wonder of them — and of “The Skull,” an old Tyrolean yarn distilled to its droll essentials and marvelously reimagined by the Caldecott medalist (and national treasure) Jon Klassen. . . The pared-back, ocher-tinted illustrations are well suited to the folk-tale form, and pair perfectly with Klassen’s deceptively simple storytelling." —The New York Times Book Review "Caldecott medalist Klassen’s signature style is brought to bear on a Tyrolean tale imbued with equal parts comfort and creepiness. . . . One can only hope that children will tell and retell this reinterpretation many times to themselves throughout the years. Employing his customary pitch-perfect tonal gymnastics, only Klassen could inspire readers to want craniums as pals."—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Echoes of other forbidding fairy tales pervade this high-stakes telling, in which Otilla’s primal bravery and sly wit result in an arc from flight to mutual reliance."—Publishers Weekly (starred review) A #1 New York Times bestseller! Caldecott Medalist and New York Times best-selling author-illustrator Jon Klassen delivers a deliciously macabre treat for folktale fans. Jon Klassen's signature wry humor takes a turn for the ghostly in this thrilling retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale. In a big abandoned house, on a barren hill, lives a skull. A brave girl named Otilla has escaped from terrible danger and run away, and when she finds herself lost in the dark forest, the lonely house beckons. Her host, the skull, is afraid of something too, something that comes every night. Can brave Otilla save them both? Steeped in shadows and threaded with subtle wit—with rich, monochromatic artwork and an illuminating author’s note—The Skull is as empowering as it is mysterious and foreboding. Hardcover112 pagesAge range: 6 to 9 YearsCandlewick Press, 20235.98 x 7.99 inchesISBN 9781536223361Juvenile Fiction, Tales and Folklore

The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

By Walter SernerIntroduction and translation by Erik Butler "These ‘outlandish’ stories relate casual pranks and complicated grifts that are by turns comic and calamitous: some read like games of Cluedo with the players amped up on coke, while others suggest scenes pulled from a film noir, a genre they anticipate by twenty years."―London Review of Books, Hal Foster "At the Blue Monkey offers pieces of a life that don’t fit together, its mystery never solved. There’s no closure to speak of, but if it raises any questions about the nature of fiction and life, its job is done." ―Spectrum Culture, Pat Padua Walter Serner’s first story collection, published in German in 1921, brought to narrative form the philosophy of his earlier Dada manifesto/handbook, Last Loosening: A Handbook for the Con Artist & Those Who Wish to Be One—life is a con job and demands the skills of a swindler. With its depiction of a world of appearances in which nothing can be trusted, At the Blue Monkey helped establish the ex-doctor and renounced Dadaist as a literary “Maupaussant of crime” and offers in this first English translation 33 stories of criminals, con artists and prostitutes engaged in varieties of financial insolvency, embezzlement, sexual hijinks, long and short cons, and dalliances with venereal diseases and drugs. Told in a baroque, sometimes baffling poetry of underworld slang in an urban world of bars and rent-a-rooms, these short tales are presented to the reader like so many three-card Montes in which readers come to realize too late that they may well themselves be the literary mark. Paperback192 pagesWakefield Press, 20205.5 x 8 inchesISBN 9781939663467Literature & Fiction, Short Stories

At The Blue Monkey: 33 Outlandish Stories

By Shana Gozansky Selected as one of Oprah’s Favorite Things 2023 As Oprah says on OprahDaily.com – 'Created for kids, these little books pair famous artworks (Gauguin! Kerry James Marshall!) with read-aloud text ("Love is... soft snuggles... and tender nuzzles"). So special – adults will want them, too.' ‘A delightful board book … The eye-catching collection of paintings, drawings, photographs and sculptures is baby’s first art history lesson.’–Smithsonian Magazine, Best Children’s Books of 2023 ‘A beautiful blend of a concept book … [and] a wonderful way to introduce fine art to very young children.’–School Library Journal ‘This book and the others in the series are great ways to introduce your child to the world of art.’–Sincerely Stacie This keepsake children’s book celebrates adventure in a new and accessible way: through art! Featuring a bright stylish cover and sturdy colorful pages, My Art Book of Adventure pairs 35 famous artworks with joyful read-aloud text, illustrating the many feelings that come with big milestones. A beautiful gift for babies, toddlers, and young children, as well as new and expecting parents, My Art Book of Adventure presents vibrant paintings, drawings, and sculptures by a diverse array of artists – from Edward Hopper and Henri Matisse to Amy Sherald and Yinka Shonibare. With its elegant design and heartwarming descriptions, My Art Book of Adventure will be treasured by little ones and grown-ups alike. Part of the beloved My Art Books series of stunning board books, which explore big feelings through famous artworks. Board Book48 pages | 30 illustrationsAge range: 2-4 yearsPhaidon Press, 20237.5 x 5.75 inchesISBN 9781838666996Children's Book, Art History for Kids

My Art Book of Adventure

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By Thomas Mann “A classic novella about one man’s infatuation with a young boy’s ideal beauty as cholera sweeps through the canals of Venice, emptying the hotels and quieting the streets.” —Jillian Kravatz, Boston Magazine A "brilliant . . . perfectly nuanced translation" (The Boston Globe) of Thomas Mann's greatest short works Featuring his world-famous masterpiece, "Death in Venice," this collection of Nobel laureate Thomas Mann's stories and novellas reveals his artistic evolution. In a widely acclaimed translation that restores the controversial passages that were censored from the original English version, "Death in Venice" tells about a ruinous quest for love and beauty amid degenerating splendor. Gustav von Aschenbach, a successful but lonely author, travels to the Queen of the Adriatic in search of an elusive spiritual fulfillment that turns into his erotic doom. Spellbound by a beautiful Polish boy, he finds himself fettered to this hypnotic city of sun-drenched sensuality and eerie physical decay as it gradually succumbs to a secret epidemic. Also included in this volume are eleven other stories by Mann: "Tonio Kroger," "Gladius Dei," "The Blood of the Walsungs," "The Will for Happiness," "Little Herr Friedmann," "Tobias Mindernickel," "Little Lizzy," "Tristan," "The Starvelings," "The Wunderkind," and "Harsh Hour." All of the stories collected here display Mann's inimitable use of irony, his subtle characterizations, and superb, complex plots. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Paperback384 pagesPenguin Classics, 1999Originally Published in 19125 x 7.7 InchesISBN 9780141181738German Literature

Death in Venice and Other Tales

By Scott Colman “This insightful book is a vital contribution to our understanding of Ludwig Hilberseimer's impact on modern architecture and urbanism. It presents a fresh and nuanced appraisal of this extraordinary designer's modernism and its larger cultural relevance in the twentieth century.” ―Robin Schuldenfrei, The Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London, UK and author of Objects in Exile: Modern Art and Design across Borders, 1930-1960 This book brings to light the work and influence of the German-American architect, art critic, and urban planner Ludwig Hilberseimer – a central figure of the Weimar Republic avant-garde, an important Bauhaus teacher, and long-standing collaborator of leading modernist architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Despite being internationally-known for his work on Lafayette Park in Detroit, Hilberseimer's legacy as a whole has been obscured in the history of modern architecture. Whether this is due to the intense shadow cast by Mies, or by his oeuvre being split between the differing languages and contexts of interwar Germany and post-war North America, this book argues that the time is now right for a critical reassessment of Hilberseimer's work and writings. Published as part of the Bloomsbury Studies in Modern Architecture series, which explores the work of significant yet overlooked modernist architects, this study clarifies and situates Hilberseimer's ideas both as an architect and writer, and examines their influence on modern and contemporary architecture and urbanism. The first account of Hilberseimer in English, it provides a contextual account of Hilberseimer's works which have until now been subject to fragmentary or highly specialized interpretations. By demonstrating the influence of Hilberseimer's ideas on the architecture of Mies van der Rohe, the book also lends Mies's work a newfound urban significance. Paperback392 pages | 54 bw illustrationsBloomsbury Visual Arts, 20249 x 6 inchesISBN 9781350369412Architecture, Weimar Design

Ludwig Hilberseimer: Reanimating Architecture and the City

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Text by Paul CelanTranslated by Holly Cundif Retranslating Celan's translations of Shakespeare, Dickinson, Rimbaud and more reveals new insights on the circularity of language. Born in Romania into a German-speaking family and recognized as one of the most important postwar poets, Paul Celan (1920–70) is also celebrated for his meticulous German translations of a wide range of works by such luminaries as Dickinson, Mandelstam, Rimbaud, Shakespeare and Ungaretti. Inspired by the close relation between Celan’s work as Überträger, or "transmitter," and his own poetry, Holly Cundiff has retranslated some of these works into English to illuminate the interstices in which we catch a glimpse of Celan’s own perspective. Each selection in The Other Voice is presented in three versions: the poem in its original language, Celan’s translation into German and Cundiff’s translation into English directly from Celan’s translation. This circular process highlights the generative and transformative force of language, which Celan viewed as a means not only of sculpting the world but also of forming new worlds. Hardcover92 pagesMarquand Books, 20258 x 11 inchesISBN 9781646570430 Literature

The Other Voice: Translations from the Übertragungen of Paul Celan

von Lilli Hollein, Claudia Cavallar, und Anne-Katrin Rossberg Dagobert Peche, einer der exzentrischsten Gestalter*innen der Wiener Moderne, ließ die Formensprache der berühmten Wiener Werkstätte gleichsam explodieren: Mit opulenten, von der Natur inspirierten Dekoren und einer revolutionären Ästhetik verlieh er Gebrauchsgegenständen eine bis dahin unbekannte Vielschichtigkeit. Peche arbeitete mit unterschiedlichsten Materialien - Silber, Glas, Keramik, Leder und Papier - und entwarf Schmuck, Möbel, Ausstellungs-Displays sowie sensationelle Stoffmuster. In wenig mehr als 10 Jahren schuf er ein OEuvre, das die Kunst- und Designwelt bis heute fasziniert und inspiriert. Die Publikation widmet sich dem ureigenen Kosmos des Künstlers in sieben Kapiteln - von "Arkadien " bis "Unheimlich" - und verfolgt seine Ausstrahlung vom Art-déco-Stil über die Postmoderne bis in die Gegenwart. Dagobert Peche, one of the most eccentric designers of Viennese Modernism, virtually blew apart the stylistic idiom of the famous Wiener Werkstätte: with opulent decorations inspired by nature and a revolutionary aesthetic, he lent practical objects a hitherto unknown complexity. Peche worked with a wide range of materials - silver, glass, ceramic, leather, and paper - designing jewelry, furniture, and exhibition displays, as well as sensational fabric patterns. In little over a decade he created an oeuvre that has fascinated and inspired the worlds of art and design ever since. Divided into seven chapters - from "Arcadia" to "Uncanny" - this publication is dedicated to the artist's unique cosmos and traces his impact from Art Deco to Postmodernism to the present day. Paperback306 Seitan | 375 illustrations, 239 colorText in English and GermanWalther König, 20248.23 x 10.98 inchesISBN 9783753307459 Monograph, MAK Exhibition Catalogue

Peche Pop

Von Vicki Baum »Dieses Buch hat mich berührt. Vicki Baum ist eine erstklassige Schriftstellerin.« Jakob Augstein im Literarischen Quartett »Vor Rehen wird gewarnt.« Diesen Satz, den er einmal in einem Wildpark gelesen hat, kann Rechtsanwalt Watts nur jedem entgegnen, der von der zarten und aufopferungsvollen Ann Ambros spricht. Denn so rehäugig Ann auch durchs Leben geht, so rücksichtslos nimmt sie sich, was sie will. Sie verführt den Mann ihrer Schwester, treibt nicht nur San Francisco, sondern auch Wien zur Verzweiflung, sorgt dafür, dass sie stets das Beste bekommt und dass man ihr noch dankbar ist, wenn man ihr das letzte Hemd schenken darf. Vicki Baum erzählt von einer Frau, der man nicht in die Quere kommen will und deren Bann man sich doch bis zur letzten Seite nicht entziehen kann. Paperback412 pagesText in GermanArche Literatur Verlag AG, 20217.36 x 1.22 x 4.72 inchesISBN 9783716040324 Fiction, Weimar Literature

Vor Rehen wird gewarnt

von Vicki BaumMit einem Vorwort von Elke Heidenreich »Vicki Baum hat sich selbst gern als erstklassige Schriftstellerin zweiter Güte bezeichnet, was natürlich Unsinn war, wie jeder in ihren jetzt neu aufgelegten Erinnerungen nachlesen kann [...], mit viel Gossip und Witz und Palmen dazwischen.« --Die Welt Vom Berlin der 1920er-Jahre bis nach Hollywood: Vicki Baums Lebensgeschichte. Sie sei »nur eine einfache Geschichtenerzählerin« gewesen, schreibt Vicki Baum in ihren Memoiren. Wer nur wenige Seiten dieses Buches liest, begreift sofort, was für ein charmantes Understatement das ist. Baum war eine großartige Erzählerin – und ihr Leben derart angefüllt mit Außergewöhnlichem, dass es geradezu schwindelig macht. »Es war alles ganz anders« beschwört die pulsierenden Metropolen Wien und Berlin in einer explosiven Zeit des Umbruchs herauf. Und es führt vor, wie eine starke hochmoderne Frau ihren Weg geht bis nach Hollywood in einer von Männern dominierten Welt. Taschenbuch592 SeitenText in GermanKiepenheuer & Witsch GmbH, 20184.92 x 7.48 InchesISBN 9783462052091Memoir

Es war alles ganz anders: Erinnerungen

von Wilfried Rosendahl und Claude W. SuiFotografien von August Sander, Albert Renger-Patzsch & Robert Häusser Der aufwendig gestaltete Band präsentiert nicht nur eine Reihe großartiger Bilder von bleibendem Wert und im hochwertigen Druck, er ist ein wertvolles Dokument zur Geschichte der Fotografie in der Vor- und Nachkriegszeit. Ein Muss für Fotografie- und fotohistorisch Interessierte und für jede Sammlung mit Büchern zur Fotografie! Die Brüchigkeit unseres Seins: Legendäre Aufnahmen der 1920er und 30er Jahre von August Sander (1876–1964) und Albert Renger-Patzsch (1897–1966), den Hauptvertretern der »Neuen Sachlichkeit« in der Fotografie, treffen auf Ikonen von Robert Häusser (1924–2013), einem Klassiker der Nachkriegszeit. In faszinierender Beobachtung zeigen sie Menschen, Arbeitswelten und Natur in Zeiten von Umbruch und Neuanfang. Die »Neue Sachlichkeit« wurde 1925 geboren, als Hartlaub seine legendäre Mannheimer Ausstellung so benannte und damit einen bleibenden Begriff der Kunstgeschichte prägte. Unser Band feiert das 100. Jubiläum mit herausragenden Porträts und Menschendarstellungen, Fotografien von Industrie und Arbeiter:innen sowie von Landschaften und Pflanzen. Sanders Werk »Menschen des 20. Jahrhunderts« oder Renger-Patzschs »Die Welt ist schön« haben Fotogeschichte geschrieben. Im Dialog mit Häusser, der in diesem Jahr seinen 100. Geburtstag hat, offenbaren sich Korrespondenzen wie Besonderheit der jeweiligen Handschrift. Gebunden168 Seiten, 140 Abbildungen in FarbeHirmer Verlag GmbH, 20248.78 x 9.96 inchesISBN 9783777444369Monographs, Photography

Sachlich Neu

By Marieluise Fleisser Marieluise Fleißers Ingolstädter Stücke, deren Uraufführung in den 20er Jahren zum Skandal führte, zeigen Kleinstädter, deren doppelte Moral jeden Emanzipationsprozeß abschnürt wie ein Korsett aus Gewohnheit, Aberglauben und Engstirnigkeit. Und sie zeigen, um was es der Fleißer geht: um Glück, Liebe, Angstlosigkeit und Klarheit. Paperback160 pagesText in GermanSuhrkamp Verlag, 19974.29 x 6.97 InchesISBN 9783518369036Literature

Ingolstädter Stücke

Von Elisabeth Sandmann Ein großes Kunst-Drama - die präzise recherchierte und emotional fesselnde Geschichte hinter Klimts »Goldenen Adele« Mitten im Ersten Weltkrieg wird Maria Altmann in Wien in eine wohlhabende jüdische Familie hineingeboren. Ihre früh verstorbene Tante, Adele Bloch-Bauer, geht bei dem Maler Gustav Klimt ein und aus, der 1907 ihr Porträt, das berühmte Bildnis der Goldenen Adele fertigstellt. Mit dem Einmarsch der Nazis wird der gesamte Besitz geraubt und den Bloch-Bauers bleibt von der einstmals großen Kunstsammlung buchstäblich nichts. Als sich die Erben nach 1945 um eine Rückgabe bemühen, sehen sie sich konfrontiert mit Lügen und Intrigen, die sie in ihrem vollen Ausmaß erst 50 Jahre später erkennen. Jetzt beschließt Maria Altmann mit fast 84 Jahren, den Staat Österreich von den USA aus zu verklagen und es beginnt ein transatlantischer Rechtsstreit, der einem Krimi gleicht. Gemeinsam mit dem jungen Anwalt Randol Schoenberg wird sie bis an das Höchstgericht der USA gehen und am Ende siegen. Hardcover128 pagesText in GermanSandmann, Elisabeth (Erweiterte und aktualisierte Neuausgabe edition), October 202414.1 x 1.4 x 21.6 cmISBN 9783949582387Provenance, Art History, Law

Der gestohlene Klimt

By Stefan ZweigTranslated by Anthea Bell In this magnificent collection of Stefan Zweig’s short stories the very best and worst of human nature are captured with sharp observation, understanding and vivid empathy. Ranging from love and death to faith restored and hope regained, these stories present a master at work, at the top of his form. Perfectly paced and brimming with passion, these twenty-two tales from a master storyteller of the Twentieth Century are translated by the award-winning Anthea Bell. Paperback720 pagesPushkin Press Classics, 2025 5.1 x 7.8 inches ISBN 9781805331827Literature, Short Stories

The Collected Stories of Stefan Zweig

By Ludwig WittgensteinEdited and Translated by Marjorie Perloff "Private Notebooks: 1914-1916 is a strange and intriguing record — illuminating when it comes to Wittgenstein’s preoccupations, his sexual anguish, his continuous struggles with his ‘work’ in philosophy, along with his intermittent comments about his ‘job’ in the military... The war meant that Wittgenstein — and therefore his philosophizing — had changed... This transformation comes across as bewildering and almost unbearably moving. The notebooks show the circumstances in which Wittgenstein’s mystical turn toward the end of the ‘Tractatus’ was born — not in an attempt to escape that world, but in a determination to immerse himself in it."—Jennifer Szalai, New York Times New Yorker • Best Books of 2022Literary Hub • Most Anticipated Books of 2022 Written in code under constant threat of battle, Wittgenstein’s searing and illuminating diaries finally emerge in this first-ever English translation. During the pandemic, Marjorie Perloff, one of our foremost scholars of global literature, found her mind ineluctably drawn to the profound commentary on life and death in the wartime diaries of eminent philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951). Upon learning that these notebooks, which richly contextualize the early stages of his magnum opus, the Tractatus-Logico-Philosophicus, had never before been published in English, the Viennese-born Perloff determinedly set about translating them. Beginning with the anxious summer of 1914, this historic, en-face edition presents the first-person recollections of a foot soldier in the Austrian Army, fresh from his days as a philosophy student at Cambridge, who must grapple with the hazing of his fellow soldiers, the stirrings of a forbidden sexuality, and the formation of an explosive analytical philosophy that seemed to draw meaning from his endless brushes with death. Much like Tolstoy’s The Gospel in Brief, Private Notebooks takes us on a personal journey to discovery as it augments our knowledge of Wittgenstein himself. Paperback240 pages Liveright, 20256.3 x 9.4 inches ISBN 9781324096290 Theory, Philosophy

Private Notebooks: 1914-1916 [paperback]

Edited by Saskia Bak, Andrea Jahn, Stella Rollig An intersectional approach to women artists working in an activist vein in the early 20th century The first half of the 20th century witnessed enormous waves of upheaval. Imperial dynasties were overthrown, economic crises spiraled into depressions and labor organizations advocated on behalf of the working class. As one of many marginalized groups still fighting for equal rights, women keenly felt each transformation of the global landscape. As more women were able to become professional artists, many centered their work on current events. Radical! enumerates over 70 artists whose work spoke to the most crucial issues of their time, addressing not only women’s rights but also racial inequality and economic injustice. With a timeline chronicling significant historical moments worldwide, the publication delineates each artist’s unique perspective and demonstrates how some even fought for rights that their counterparts took for granted. Artists include: Zubeida Agha, Romaine Brooks, Camilla Burke, Elizabeth Catlett, Hannah Höch, Käthe Kollwitz, Augusta Savage, Amrita Sher-Gil, Gazbia Sirry. Hardcover248 pages | 190 colorWalther König, 20258.94 x 0.71 x 10.71 inchesISBN 9783753305424Modernism, Women Artists

Radical! Women Artists and Modernism 1910-1950

By Susan Hood and Greg Dawson A Sydney Taylor Book Award 2023 Middle Grade Notable A Jewish Book Council Award Middle Grade Finalist The moving true story of how young Ukrainian Jewish piano prodigies Zhanna (alias “Anna”) and her sister Frina outplayed their pursuers while hiding in plain sight during the Holocaust. A middle grade nonfiction novel-in-verse by award-winning author Susan Hood with Greg Dawson (Zhanna’s son). She wouldn’t be Zhanna. She’d use an alias. A for Anna. A for alive. When the Germans invade Ukraine, Zhanna, a young Jewish girl, must leave behind her friends, her freedom, and her promising musical future at the world’s top conservatory. With no time to say goodbye, Zhanna, her sister Frina, and their entire family are removed from their home by the Nazis and forced on a long, cold, death march. When a guard turns a blind eye, Zhanna flees with nothing more than her musical talent, her beloved sheet music, and her father’s final plea: “I don’t care what you do. Just live.” This incredible true story in-verse about sisterhood, survival, and music. Includes extensive back matter with original letters and photographs, additional information, and materials for further reading. Paperback368 pagesAge range: 10-13Harper Collins, 20235.25 x 1 x 7.5 inchesISBN 9780063083905Middle Grade Readers, Children’s Books

Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis

By Benjamin Carter Hett “[World War II's] proximate origins are the subject of Benjamin Carter Hett’s fast-moving, absorbing and aptly titled The Nazi Menace…Thanks to the author’s knack for the capsule biography, we gain fascinating insights into less obvious figures, among them Hugh Dowding, an eccentric and canny architect of Britain’s air defense network; Ernst von Weizsäcker, a senior German diplomat torn between his opposition to a general war and his support for German expansion; and Dorothy Thompson, the ferociously anti-Nazi American columnist and radio broadcaster.” ­­―The New York Times Book Review A panoramic narrative of the years leading up to the Second World War―a tale of democratic crisis, racial conflict, and a belated recognition of evil, with profound resonance for our own time. Berlin, November 1937. Adolf Hitler meets with his military commanders to impress upon them the urgent necessity for a war of aggression in eastern Europe. Some generals are unnerved by the Führer’s grandiose plan, but these dissenters are silenced one by one, setting in motion events that will culminate in the most calamitous war in history. Benjamin Carter Hett takes us behind the scenes in Berlin, London, Moscow, and Washington, revealing the unsettled politics within each country in the wake of the German dictator’s growing provocations. He reveals the fitful path by which anti-Nazi forces inside and outside Germany came to understand Hitler’s true menace to European civilization and learned to oppose him, painting a sweeping portrait of governments under siege, as larger-than-life figures struggled to turn events to their advantage. Paperback416 pagesSt. Martin’s Griffin, 20215.99 x 0.96 x 8.99 inchesISBN 9781250798763German History, World War II

The Nazi Menace: Hitler, Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, and the Road to War

By Josephine BakerForeword by Ijeoma OluoTranslated by Anam Zafar and Sophie Lewis “A gorgeous, captivating gem of a memoir… Josephine Baker’s as enthralling on the page as she was on the stage.” —Abbott Kahler, New York Times bestselling author of Eden Undone and Sin in the Second City After stealing the spotlight as a teenaged Broadway performer during the height of the Harlem Renaissance, Josephine then took Paris by storm, dazzling audiences across the Roaring Twenties. In her famous banana skirt, she enraptured royalty and countless fans—Ernest Hemingway and Pablo Picasso among them. She strolled the streets of Paris with her pet cheetah wearing a diamond collar. With her signature flapper bob and enthralling dance moves, she was one of the most recognizable women in the world. When World War II broke out, Josephine became a decorated spy for the French Résistance. Her celebrity worked as her cover, as she hid spies in her entourage and secret messages in her costumes as she traveled. She later joined the Civil Rights movement in the US, boycotting segregated concert venues, and speaking at the March on Washington alongside Martin Luther King Jr. First published in France in 1949, her memoir will now finally be published in English. At last we can hear Josephine in her own voice: charming, passionate, and brave. Her words are thrilling and intimate, like she’s talking with her friends over after-show drinks in her dressing room. Through her own telling, we come to know a woman who danced to the top of the world and left her unforgettable mark on it. Hardcover304 pagesTiny Reparations Books, 2025Originally published in 19495.8 x 1 x 8.54 inchesISBN 9780593853696Memoir, Josephine Baker

Fearless and Free: A Memoir

By Irmgard KeunTranslated by Geoff Wilkes Gilgi knows where she's going in life: she's ambitious, determined and fearless. She's not even derailed when her parents drop a massive bombshell on her twenty-first birthday. But then she meets the charming but aimless Martin, and for the first time, Gilgi finds herself blown bewilderingly and dangerously off-course. Set in Cologne against the backdrop of rising Nazism, Irmgard Keun's astonishing debut electrified Weimar Germany. With its frank exploration of sex, abortion, work and love, it feels as fresh today as when it first appeared. Paperback192 pagesPenguin Classics, 2019Originally published in 19317.76 x 0.43 x 5.04 inchesISBN 9780241391808Weimar Literature, Neue Sachlichkeit

Gilgi, One of Us

By Irmgard KeunTranslated by Kathie von Ankum Doris is going to be a big star. Wearing a stolen fur coat and recently fired from her office job, she takes an all-night train to Berlin to make it in the movies. But what she encounters in the city is not fame and fortune, but gnawing hunger, seedy bars, and exploitative men - and as Doris sinks ever lower, she resorts to desperate measures to survive. Very funny and intensely moving, this is a dazzling portrait of roaring Berlin in the 1920s, and a poignant exploration of the doomed pursuit of fame and glamour. Paperback208 pagesPenguin Classics, 2019Originally published in 19325.08 x 0.35 x 7.76 inchesISBN 9780241382967Weimar Literature, Neue Sachlichkeit

The Artificial Silk Girl

By Ulrich Alexander BoschwitzTranslated from the German by Philip BoehmPreface by André Aciman “A jewel of a rediscovery . . . . A riveting, noirish, intensely filmic portrait of an ambivalent fugitive, cornered but not captured, safest when in motion, at greatest risk when forced to rest.” —The Wall Street Journal "Stunning . . . clairvoyant . . . Boschwitz’s novel pulsates with fine, understated descriptions . . . One comes away marveling not only at Boschwitz’s craftsmanship but at what can only be called his human spirit . . . The Passenger resembles a message in a bottle: cautionary, despairing, a literary warning." —Ruth Margalit, The New York Review of Books Berlin, November 1938. Jewish shops have been ransacked and looted, synagogues destroyed. As storm troopers pound on his door, Otto Silbermann, a respected businessman, is forced to sneak out the back of his own home. Turned away from establishments he had long patronized, and fearful of being exposed as a Jew despite his Aryan looks, he boards a train. And then another. And another . . . until his flight becomes a frantic odyssey across Germany, as he searches first for information, then for help, and finally for escape. Taut, immediate, infused with acerbic Kafkaesque humor, The Passenger is an indelible portrait of a man and a society careening out of control. Twenty-three-year-old Ulrich Boschwitz wrote The Passenger at breakneck speed in 1938, fresh in the wake of the Kristallnacht pogroms, and his prose flies at the same pace. Long considered lost, the original manuscript was only recently discovered in the German archives and has now been published throughout the world and universally hailed as a masterpiece. Paperback288 pagesMetropolitan Books, 2022Originally published in 19385.35 x 0.72 x 8.2 inchesISBN 9781250811288Fiction, Rediscovered Literature

The Passenger

By Adelbert von ChamissoTranslated by Leopold von Loewenstein-Wertheim Unsuccessful in his endeavors, the young and naive Peter Schlemihl seals a pact with the Devil in which he exchanges his shadow for the purse of Fortunatus, thereby gaining everlasting riches. But when he is ridiculed, persecuted and hated for being different from other men, he realizes that poverty is easier to bear than the loss of his peace of mind. Originally written as a cautionary tale for the children of Chamisso's patron, Peter Schlemihl was hailed by contemporaries as a masterpiece with a wide adult appeal, and continues to capture imaginations today. Paperback128 pagesAlma Classics, 2024Originally published in 18145.1 x 0.4 x 7.75 inchesISBN 9781847499233Children’s Book, Adelbert von Chamisso

Peter Schlemihl

By Stephen Parker This first English language biography of Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956) in two decades paints a strikingly new picture of one of the twentieth century's most controversial cultural icons. First published in 2014 and now available in paperback, it was critically lauded and declared the definitive life of this great artist and writer. Drawing on letters, diaries and unpublished material, including Brecht's medical records, Parker offers a rich and enthralling account of Brecht's life and work, viewed through the prism of the artist. Tracing his extraordinary life, from his formative years in Augsburg, through the First World War, his politicization during the Weimar Republic and his years of exile, up to the Berliner Ensemble's dazzling productions in Paris and London, Parker shows how Brecht achieved his transformative effect upon world theatre and poetry. Bertolt Brecht: A Literary Life is a powerful portrait of a great, compulsively contradictory personality, whose artistry left its lasting imprint on modern culture. Paperback704 pagesMethuen Drama, 20156.14 x 1.44 x 9.21 inchesISBN 9781474240000Biography, Bertolt Brecht

Bertolt Brecht: A Literary Life

By Paul CelanEdited by Bertrand BadiouTranslated by Jason Kavett Insightful and provocative letters by a great twentieth-century poet to his artist wife about life and, revealingly, his own writing. An intimate look at this canonical poet’s process, mental health, and quotidian moments during the early 1950s. One of the most significant European poets of the twentieth century, Paul Celan came from an Eastern European Jewish family and lost his parents to the death camps of World War II. Transplanted to Paris, he produced a body of work that was an ongoing confrontation with that history of loss and with the German language. His poems, anguished and unsleeping, have by now been translated into many languages, becoming a touchstone for poets, writers, and philosophers. Letters to Gisèle presents the letters Celan wrote to his wife, the French visual artist Gisèle Celan-Lestrange, over the course of close to twenty years, along with letters to the couple’s son, Eric, and letters from Gisèle to Paul. They provide an intimate view of his literary career and troubled life, which was marked by repeated stays in psychiatric clinics. They also provide an unparalleled glimpse into Celan’s poetic workshop, including his own word-for-word renderings from German into French of more than a dozen of his poems. These he addressed to Gisèle as an ongoing, informal German lesson. They figure too as messages from the heart. Presented here trilingually, these overlapping versions of Celan’s poems open up new dimensions of his famously hermetic poetry, as dazzling as it is dark. This edition includes some poems in the original German and Celan’s own translations of them. Paperback544 pagesNYRB Poets, 20245.71 x 1.31 x 8.18 inchesISBN 9781681378305Letters, Essays

Letters to Gisèle

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