Ernst Jünger was one of twentieth-century Germany's most important--and most controversial--writers. Decorated for bravery in World War I and the author of the acclaimed western front memoir Storm of Steel, he frankly depicted war's horrors even as he extolled its glories. As a Wehrmacht captain during World War II, Jünger faithfully kept a journal in occupied Paris and continued to write on the eastern front and in Germany until its defeat--writings that are of major historical and literary significance.
Jünger's Paris journals document his Francophile excitement, romantic affairs, and fascination with botany and entomology, alongside mystical and religious ruminations and trenchant observations on the occupation and the politics of collaboration. While working as a mail censor, he led the privileged life of an officer, encountering artists such as Céline, Cocteau, Braque, and Picasso. His notes from the Caucasus depict the chaos after Stalingrad and atrocities on the eastern front. Upon returning to Paris, Jünger observed the French resistance and was close to the German military conspirators who plotted to assassinate Hitler in 1944. After fleeing France, he reunited with his family as Germany's capitulation approached. Both participant and commentator, close to the horrors of history but often distancing himself from them, Jünger turned his life and experiences into a work of art. These wartime journals appear here in English for the first time, giving fresh insights into the quandaries of the twentieth century from the keen pen of a paradoxical observer.
3 有用 astoriag 2021-01-30 17:03:35
就那种充满了德式哲思的随笔日记集……但他文笔说实话真的蛮好的(好到足以四星x),不愧是能在战后还洗白畅销的右派文坛领袖。苏联科学院说的对,他真的属于能把极右思想包装的很典雅,那样晦涩的表达和意识流式的写法看着就是你德intellectual爱好的类型,甚至讲法国小女孩对身为德军上尉的他的仇视部分还颇具人文关怀。除了作者本人魔怔之外,我的英语又那么烂,译本保留了他的语言特色,太痛苦了……但从文学的角... 就那种充满了德式哲思的随笔日记集……但他文笔说实话真的蛮好的(好到足以四星x),不愧是能在战后还洗白畅销的右派文坛领袖。苏联科学院说的对,他真的属于能把极右思想包装的很典雅,那样晦涩的表达和意识流式的写法看着就是你德intellectual爱好的类型,甚至讲法国小女孩对身为德军上尉的他的仇视部分还颇具人文关怀。除了作者本人魔怔之外,我的英语又那么烂,译本保留了他的语言特色,太痛苦了……但从文学的角度看,是好看的。 (展开)
3 有用 astoriag 2021-01-30 17:03:35
就那种充满了德式哲思的随笔日记集……但他文笔说实话真的蛮好的(好到足以四星x),不愧是能在战后还洗白畅销的右派文坛领袖。苏联科学院说的对,他真的属于能把极右思想包装的很典雅,那样晦涩的表达和意识流式的写法看着就是你德intellectual爱好的类型,甚至讲法国小女孩对身为德军上尉的他的仇视部分还颇具人文关怀。除了作者本人魔怔之外,我的英语又那么烂,译本保留了他的语言特色,太痛苦了……但从文学的角... 就那种充满了德式哲思的随笔日记集……但他文笔说实话真的蛮好的(好到足以四星x),不愧是能在战后还洗白畅销的右派文坛领袖。苏联科学院说的对,他真的属于能把极右思想包装的很典雅,那样晦涩的表达和意识流式的写法看着就是你德intellectual爱好的类型,甚至讲法国小女孩对身为德军上尉的他的仇视部分还颇具人文关怀。除了作者本人魔怔之外,我的英语又那么烂,译本保留了他的语言特色,太痛苦了……但从文学的角度看,是好看的。 (展开)