Ernst Jünger

Storm of Steel

From the Diary of a German Stormtroop Officer on the Western Front

The Storm of Steel

In Stahlgewittern

The Paris Diaries: Volumes I and II (European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultur)

Héliopolis

rus och droger

Psykonauterna

On the Marble Cliffs (Penguin Modern Classics)

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

On the Marble Cliffs

В стальных грозах

From the Diary of a German Storm-trooper Officer on the Western Front

From the Diary of a German Stormtroop Officer on the Western Front, Ernst Jünger, Lieutenant, 73rd Hanoverian Fusilier Regiment

Storm of Steel depicts Ernst Junger's experience of combat in the German front line - leading raiding parties, defending trenches against murderous British incursions, and simply enduring as shells tore his comrades apart.

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Ernst Jünger's famous WWI memoir, In Storms of Steel, with a new English translation! Published in 1920, In Storms of Steel (In Stahlgewittern) is Ernst Jünger's first book. It describes Jünger's experiences on the German Western Front in the First World War from December 1914 to August 1918. Jünger describes the fighting from the perspective of a young volunteer who, after being wounded for the first time in Champagne in the spring of 1915, is undergoing further training as an infantry officer and then in the Arras area learned about trench warfare. In the course of his participation in the war events of the following years (including the Battle of the Somme, Third Battle of Flanders, Battle of Cambrai, German Spring Offensive 1918), he developed into an experienced shock troop leader who was mostly deployed on the front lines, was wounded several times, and received high honors. He often finds himself in very dangerous situations, often voluntarily and apparently more driven by curiosity and a thirst for adventure than a sense of duty, which he survives with his own mixture of "phlegm," sensory acuity, cold-blooded determination, and very often with unheard-of luck.. This new English translation comes from the third edition of In Stahlgewittern, published by E. S. Mittler & Son, Berlin, 1922.

100th Anniversary Edition

In Storms of Steel

Originally published in 1920, In Storms of Steel (In Stahlgewittern) is Ernst Jünger's first book. It describes Jünger's experiences on the German Western Front in the First World War from December 1914 to August 1918. Jünger describes the war from the perspective of a young volunteer who, after being wounded for the first time in Champagne in the spring of 1915, undergoes further training as an infantry officer, and then in the Arras area learns about trench warfare. In the course of his participation in the war events of the following years (including the Battle of the Somme, Third Battle of Flanders, Battle of Cambrai, German Spring Offensive 1918), he developed into an experienced shock troop leader who was mostly deployed on the front lines, was wounded several times, and received high honors. He often finds himself in very dangerous situations, often voluntarily, and apparently more driven by curiosity and a thirst for adventure than a sense of duty, which he survives with his own mixture of good luck, sensory acuity, and cold-blooded determination. This is a new English translation of In Stahlgewittern, published by E. S. Mittler & Son, Berlin, Germany, 1922.

From the Diary of a German Storm-troop Officer on the Western Front

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Skljani bdžoly

One of the great war memoirs, a worldwide bestseller published shortly after the end of World War I, Storm of Steel is a memoir of astonishing power, savagery, and ashen lyricism. It illuminates not only the horrors but also the fascination of total war, as seen through the eyes of an ordinary German soldier. Young, tough, patriotic, but also disturbingly self-aware, Ernst Jünger exulted in the Great War, which he saw not just as a great national conflict but also-more importantly-as a unique personal struggle. Leading raiding parties, defending trenches against murderous British incursions, simply enduring as shells tore his comrades apart, Jünger keeps testing himself, braced for the death that will mark his failure. His account is ripe for rediscovery upon the centennial of the Battle of the Somme-a major set piece in Storm of Steel-and a bracing read for fans of Redeployment and American Sniper.

Auf Den Marmor Klippen

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