Peter Jelavich

"This is cultural history at its best. Jelavich offers a compelling case study that illuminates the 'death of Weimar culture' in chilling detail. No other work informs us so masterfully about the mechanisms of media censorship and authorial self-censorship during the last years of the Weimar Republic."—Bernd Widdig, author of Culture and Inflation in Weimar Germany "Jelavich's unique approach constitutes a brilliant achievement. He constructs a prism of the novel, radio play, and film of Berlin Alexanderplatz that reflects the political, social, and cultural conditions of the disintegrating Weimar Republic against the rise of Nazism."—Michael H. Kater, author of Hitler Youth "Berlin Alexanderplatz represents historical and cultural scholarship at its best. Though meticulously researched and documented, Jelavich does not drown the reader in historical data. This is a stimulating and persuasive read."—Lutz Koepnick, author of Dark Mirror: German Cinema between Hollywood and Hitler

Radio, Film, and the Death of Weimar Culture

Berlin Alexanderplatz

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Der Ball, seht, der fliegt nicht, wie lhr ihn werft und wie man will, er fliegt ungefähr so, aber er fliegt noch ein Stückchen weiter und vielleicht ein großes Stück, weiß man, und ein bißchen beiseite.

Berlin Alexanderplatz quotes

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