- Summary
- "Franz Hessel was an observer par excellence of the increasingly hectic metropolis that was Berlin in the late 1920s. In Walking in Berlin, originally published in Germany in 1929, he captures the rhythm of Weimar-era Berlin, recording evidence of the seismic shifts shaking German culture at the time. Nearly all of the pieces take the form of a walk or outing, focusing either on a theme or part of the city, and many end at a theatre, cinema, or club. Hessel effortlessly weaves historical information into his observations, displaying his extensive knowledge of the city. Today, many years after the Nazi era and the postwar reconstruction that followed, the areas he visited are all still prominent and interesting. From the Alexanderplatz to Kreuzberg, his record of them has become priceless. Superbly written, and as fresh today as when it first appeared, this is a book to be savoured"-- Provided by publisher
- Uniform Title
- Spazieren in Berlin. English
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Hessel, Franz, 1880-1941, author.
- Published
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2017]
- Locale
- Berlin (Germany)
Germany
Berlin
- Contents
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Translator's Foreword
The Flaneur's Return / by Walter Benjamin
The Suspect
I Learn a Thing or Two
A Bit of Work
Fashion
Lust for Life
A Tour
The Animal Palaces
Berlin's Boulevard
The Old West
Tiergarten
The Landwehr Canal
Kreuzberg
Tempelhof
Hasenheide
Through Neukölln Toward Britz
Steamship Music
To the East
The North
The Northwest
Friedrichstadt
Dönhoffplatz
The Newspaper District
The Southwest
Afterword.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Benjamin, Walter, 1892-1940, writer of introduction.
DeMarco, Amanda, translator.
- Notes
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"First Published in the United Kingdom by Scribe Publications, 2016."--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-284).
Translator's Foreword -- The Flaneur's Return / by Walter Benjamin -- The Suspect -- I Learn a Thing or Two -- A Bit of Work -- Fashion -- Lust for Life -- A Tour -- The Animal Palaces -- Berlin's Boulevard -- The Old West -- Tiergarten -- The Landwehr Canal -- Kreuzberg -- Tempelhof -- Hasenheide -- Through Neukölln Toward Britz -- Steamship Music -- To the East -- The North -- The Northwest -- Friedrichstadt -- Dönhoffplatz -- The Newspaper District -- The Southwest -- Afterword.
