His best known work, it is the tale of rubashov, an old bolshevik who is arrested, imprisoned, and tried for treason against the government that he helped to create. Oprecht was a leftwing fellow traveler who had founded his famous publishing house europa verlag in zurich in 1933, and. Darkness at noon is a novel by hungarianborn british novelist arthur koestler, first published in 1940. Four years ago, an austrian friend alerted me to a startling article that had just appeared in a german newspaper. As a positivist, walter tried to apply the methods of natural science to sociological and psychological issues. We can help you find the art theory books you are looking for. German exilliteratur exile literature is the name for a category of books in the german language written by writers of antinazi attitude who fled from nazi germany and its occupied territories between 1933 and 1945. The purpose of reconstructing the theoretical traditions including their main characteristics, origins and trajectories as they have evolved in europe in the twentieth century is threefold. Exhibitions max bill bauhaus constellations max bill. Revisiting arthur koestlers darkness at noon national. In august 2015, oprecht s copy was identified in a zurich library by a doctoral candidate of the university of kassel. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required.
Zurich, new york, verlag oprecht 1940 ocolc6193086. These dissident authors, many of whom were of jewish origin andor with communist sympathies, fled abroad in 1933 after. Octavo 21 cm navy blue cloth covered boards with a silver stamped title on the spine, and a silver stamped circular design on the front board. His best known work, it is the tale of rubashov, an old bolshevik who is arrested, imprisoned, and tried for treason against the government that he helped to create the novel is set in 1939 during the stalinist great purge and moscow show. Lavater, warja, 192007 honeggerlavater, warja, 192007 lavater, warja warja, 192007 lavater, warja swiss illustrator and graphic artist, 192007. Apr 07, 2016 oprecht was a leftwing fellow traveler who had founded his famous publishing house europa verlag in zurich in 1933, and was well known for his antinazi views and support for writers in exile, including thomas mann, stefan zweig, ignazio siloneand the young arthur koestler.
A graduate student had stumbled across a copy of the original german text of arthur koestlers famous novel, darkness at noon. More information about this seller contact this seller 6. A different darkness at noon by michael scammell the. Translate texts with the worlds best machine translation technology, developed by the creators of linguee. The first displays a selection of important paintings, drawings and sculptures by bill from the 1920s to the late 1970s, tracing his journey from figuration into concrete art. Bill also designed the antifascist magazine information from 1932 until 1934, published by the.
Gottfried bermann fischer, who had directed the prominent s. Four years ago, german graduate student matthias wessel found koestlers original german carbon copy from 1940 in the archive of emil oprecht, founder of the europa publishing house in zurich. A new professional english translation based on the newfound text was published in 2019. In 1933, oprecht assembled a symbolic funeral pyre of books in his shop. Verlagsubernahme europa verlag ubernimmt europa verlag.
Sonnenfinsternis is a novel by hungarianborn british novelist arthur koestler, first published in 1940. Klappenbroschur mit 3 fotografischen abbildungen, printed in switzerland, guter zustand. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. During the 50 years existence of his publishing house, authors and books. The swiss publisher emil oprecht, member of the social democratic party and a very active opponent of hitlers new order, produced a large number of books written by german emigres. Oprecht was a leftwing fellow traveler who had founded his famous publishing house europa verlag in zurich in 1933.
His best known work, it is the tale of rubashov, an old bolshevik, arrested and tried for treason against the government that he helped to create. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. They served the german community outside germany with critical literature, and their books were also smuggled into nazi germany. The original german manuscript was published as sonnenfinsternis solar eclipse in may 2018 by elsinor verlag. He was examining the papers of the late swiss publisher emil oprecht for a dissertation on arthur. Founded by emil and emmie oprecht at ramistrasse 5 in the same year as the reichstag fire, eight years after their bookshop opened, europa verlag offered a platform to mann and other exiled writers, including expressionist poet else laskerschuler and prominent antifascist ignazio silone. Emil jakob walter december, 1897 march 10, 1984 was a swiss sociologist. In this chapter, we spell out what we mean by reconstruction. Art theory new, used and rare books and ephemera at biblio. Max bill bauhaus constellations likeyou artnetwork. Biggest searchable database of free opentype fonts.
These dissident authors, many of whom were of jewish origin or with communist sympathies, fled abroad in 1933 after the nazi party came to power in germany. Was verdanken exilautoren dem verleger emil oprecht. Dec 23, 2019 a graduate student at the university of kassel, matthias wessel was writing a doctoral dissertation on koestlers early works in german. Exilliteratur project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Darkness at noon is an allegory set in the ussr not named during the 1938 purges, as stalin consolidated his dictatorship by eliminating potential rivals within the communist party. Look up words and phrases in comprehensive, reliable bilingual dictionaries and search through billions of online translations. Emil jakob walter december, 1897 march 10, 1984 was a swiss sociologist walter was professor at the handelshochschule st. Else laskerschuler,infos and links on the jewishgerman avantgardist. It had gone missing soon after it was completed some seventyfive years earlier and had been deemed forever lost. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Emil oprecht verlag oprecht zurich p collective folder alice park the p. Most of the novel occurs within an unnamed prison and in the recollections of the main character, rubashov. As the worlds largest independent marketplace for new, used and rare books, you always get the best in service and value when you buy from, and all of your purchases are backed by our return guarantee.
The exhibition, curated by dr angela thomas schmid, president of the max bill georges vantongerloo stiftung, explores the dynamic dialogues between the group of artists max bill met at the influential dessau school. Darkness at noon wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. He was examining the papers of the late swiss publisher emil oprecht for a dissertation on arthur koestlers transition from writing in german to writing in english at the end of the 1930s. He had checked the files of koestlers presecond world war swiss publisher, emil oprecht, to look for a propaganda work about the spanish civil war, and come across an unknown title instead. Despite being based on real events, the novel does not. As the worlds largest independent marketplace for new, used and rare books, you always get the best in service and value when you buy from, and all of your purchases are backed by. The publishing house even sent packets of books to french internment camps. Fischer verlag of berlin, was allowed by the nazis to leave. Eine auswahl ihrer briefe edited by helene stocker.