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On the Marble Cliffs von Ernst Jünger

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Now in a new translation, an imaginative, darkly radiant fable about a pair of brothers, formerly warriors, whose idyll is shattered by an encroaching fascistic force.

Set in a world of its own, Ernst Jünger’s On the Marble Cliffs is both a mesmerizing work of fantasy and an allegory of the advent of fascism. The narrator of the book and his brother, Otho, live in an ancient house carved out of the great marble cliffs that overlook the Marina, a great and beautiful lake that is surrounded by a peaceable land of ancient cities and temples and flourishing vineyards. To the north of the cliffs are the grasslands of the Campagna, occupied by herders. North of that, the great forest begins. There the brutal Head Forester rules, abetted by the warrior bands of the Mauretanians.

The brothers have seen all too much of war. Their youth was consumed in fighting. Now they have resolved to live quietly, studying botany, adding to their herbarium, consulting the books in their library, involving themselves in the timeless pursuit of knowledge. However, rumors of dark deeds begin to reach them in their sanctuary. Agents of the Head Forester are infiltrating the peaceful provinces he views with contempt, while peace itself, it seems, may only be a mask for heedlessness.

Tess Lewis’s new translation of Jünger’s sinister fable of 1939 brings out all of this legendary book’s dark luster.
GRY TEA BLK
Now in a new translation, an imaginative, darkly radiant fable about a pair of brothers, formerly warriors, whose idyll is shattered by an encroaching fascistic force.

Set in a world of its own, Ernst Jünger’s On the Marble Cliffs is both a mesmerizing work of fantasy and an allegory of the advent of fascism. The narrator of the book and his brother, Otho, live in an ancient house carved out of the great marble cliffs that overlook the Marina, a great and beautiful lake that is surrounded by a peaceable land of ancient cities and temples and flourishing vineyards. To the north of the cliffs are the grasslands of the Campagna, occupied by herders. North of that, the great forest begins. There the brutal Head Forester rules, abetted by the warrior bands of the Mauretanians.

The brothers have seen all too much of war. Their youth was consumed in fighting. Now they have resolved to live quietly, studying botany, adding to their herbarium, consulting the books in their library, involving themselves in the timeless pursuit of knowledge. However, rumors of dark deeds begin to reach them in their sanctuary. Agents of the Head Forester are infiltrating the peaceful provinces he views with contempt, while peace itself, it seems, may only be a mask for heedlessness.

Tess Lewis’s new translation of Jünger’s sinister fable of 1939 brings out all of this legendary book’s dark luster.
GRY TEA BLK
AutorJünger, Ernst / Lewis, Tess / Stevens, Jessi Jezewska / Blanchot, Maurice
EinbandKartonierter Einband (Kt)
Erscheinungsjahr2023
Seitenangabe144 S.
LieferstatusLieferbar in ca. 20-45 Arbeitstagen
AusgabekennzeichenEnglisch
MasseH20.0 cm x B12.5 cm x D1.2 cm 164 g
CoverlagNYRB Classics (Imprint/Brand)
VerlagRandom House N.Y.

Über den Autor Ernst Jünger

Ernst Jünger, am 29. März 1895 in Heidelberg geboren. 1901-1912 Schüler in Hannover, Schwarzenberg, Braunschweig u. a. 1913 Flucht in die Fremdenlegion, nach sechs Wochen auf Intervention des Vaters entlassen 1914-1918 Kriegsfreiwilliger 1918 Verleihung des Ordens 'Pour le Mérite'. 1919-1923 Dienst in der Reichswehr. Veröffentlichung seines Erstlings 'In Stahlgewittern'. Studium in Leipzig, 1927 Übersiedlung nach Berlin. Mitarbeit an politischen und literarischen Zeitschriften. 1936-1938 Reisen nach Brasilien und Marokko. 'Afrikanische Spiele' und 'Das Abenteuerliche Herz'. Übersiedlung nach Überlingen. 1939-1941 im Stab des Militärbefehlshabers Frankreich. 1944 Rückkehr Jüngers aus Paris nach Kirchhorst. 1946-1947 'Der Friede'. 1950 Übersiedlung nach Wilflingen. 1965 Abschluß der zehnbändigen 'Werke'. 1966-1981 Reisen. Schiller-Gedächtnispreis. 1982 Goethe-Preis der Stadt Frankfurt/Main.1988 Mit Bundeskanzler Kohl bei den Feierlichkeiten des 25. Jahrestags des Deutsch-Französischen Vertrags. 1993 Mitterrand und Kohl in Wilflingen. 1998 Ernst Jünger stirbt in Riedlingen. Helmuth Kiesel, geboren 1947, Professor Dr. phil., war von 1990 bis 2015 Inhaber eines Lehrstuhls Professor für Geschichte der neueren deutschsprachigen Literatur am Germanistischen Seminar der Universität Heidelberg. Er ist u. a. Herausgeber der Kriegsbücher Ernst Jüngers und Verfasser zahlreicher Studien zur Literaturgeschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts.

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