Junger Ernst
Junger Ernst - On The Marble Cliffs - Paperback
Junger Ernst - On The Marble Cliffs - Paperback
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Description: Now in a new translation an imaginative darkly radiant fable about a pair of brothers formerly warriors whose idyll is shattered by an encroaching fascistic force. Set in a world of its own Ernst J nger'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 J nger's sinister fable of 1939 brings out all of this legendary book's dark luster.
Title: On The Marble Cliffs
Author(s): Junger Ernst
Publisher: The New York Review Of Books Inc
Barcode: 9781681376257
Pages: 136 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 1/31/2023
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction
Description: Now in a new translation an imaginative darkly radiant fable about a pair of brothers formerly warriors whose idyll is shattered by an encroaching fascistic force. Set in a world of its own Ernst J nger'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 J nger's sinister fable of 1939 brings out all of this legendary book's dark luster.
Title: On The Marble Cliffs
Author(s): Junger Ernst
Publisher: The New York Review Of Books Inc
Barcode: 9781681376257
Pages: 136 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 1/31/2023
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction
