A novel based on the troubled life of Gottfried Benn (1886-1956), the controversial German Expressionist who was also a Doct *
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Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR003943283
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Vendeur : Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Royaume-Uni
Etat : Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. N° de réf. du vendeur 55635926-20
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Vendeur : killarneybooks, Inagh, CLARE, Irlande
Soft cover. Etat : Good. 1st Edition. Paperback, xvi + 367 pages, NOT ex-library. Moderate foxing on inner covers and endpapers, else contents are bright and untanned, in nice clean condition with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps. Book is firmly bound. Dusty outer page edges with a touch of light spotting. Straight spine remains fee of vertical creases. -- In this biographical novel, Belgian author Pierre Mertens reconstructs the controversial life of the German Expressionist poet and physician Gottfried Benn. Originally published in French and awarded the Prix Medicis in 1987, the narrative examines the intersection of artistic brilliance and profound political moral failure. It traces Benn's early medical career and his rise as a leading avant-garde literary figure before focusing on his highly criticised, temporary endorsement of National Socialism in 1933. Mertens explores the psychological and professional fallout of this ideological alignment, detailing Benn's subsequent disillusionment, his denunciation by the regime he briefly supported, and his survival during the Second World War while serving as a Wehrmacht doctor in a state of internal exile. The novel also reconstructs his complex personal life, highlighting his early romantic and intellectual relationship with the Jewish poet Else Lasker-Schuler, which starkly contrasts with his later political affiliations. Through a fractured, introspective narrative structure, the book interrogates themes of historical complicity, censorship, and the post-war rehabilitation of a compromised intellectual navigating the ruins of twentieth-century Europe. N° de réf. du vendeur 013120
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Vendeur : Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. N° de réf. du vendeur K05Q-00644
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