Dreamers: When The Writers Took Power, Germany, 1918 by Weidermann, Volker and Volker Weidermann

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. 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. --.

Publisher:	Pushkin Press
Year:	2019
Binding:	Hardback
ISBN:	9781782275046
Condition:	Very Good
Description:	DJ.

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SKU: 1602795
Location: History