So was it for a young student, who came to the capital from the province. I was happy to see a new translation by joe bandel of the whole book. Hanns heinz ewers, however, was diligently the real thing. Austin, texas hanns heinz ewers was born in dusseldorf in 1871. It is perhaps fitting, then, that the figure of the vampire can help us to understand the intertwined stories of two equally paradoxical humans, george sylvester viereck 18841962 and hanns heinz ewers 18711943. The question of who is the victim and who is the master is a recurrent. Third and most obviously political of the frank braun trilogy. Blood signed hardcover edition by hanns heinz ewers and a great selection of related books. Hanns heinz ewers news and upcoming translations by joe.
And quite a book it is, much stranger than its strange predecessors. Hanns heinz ewers alraune also available in format docx and mobi. Alraune was first published in 1911 and the centennial edition of this classic work is now available in hard cover and quality paperback. Ewers, hanns heinz 18721943 pop culture h anns heinz ewers, an enigmatic german nationalist and writer of horror fiction, made several contributions to vampire fiction. Written in ault, france, 1908 published in several newspapers, including zeitgeist the literary supplement of the berliner tagesblatt, 9 and 16 november 1908. Yet what strikes one immediately about this story is that it seems more like a detective story. He does not recognize in himself his thirst for the blood of women, and only his mistress, lotte, understands him and finds a way to cure him, at cost of her own life. Hanns heinz ewers is currently considered a single author. The weird the spider hanns heinz ewers paper knife.
Hanns heinz ewers, gruselkabinett folge 87alraune youtube. Hanns heinz ewers science fiction and fantasy writers in. This entry is taken from the encyclopedia of fantasy 1997 edited by john clute and john grant. The following introduction and short story was taken directly from ground zero no. Like his hero, frank braun, who appears in the novels the sorcerors apprentice, alraune and vampire, ewers was a globetrotting, amoral and charismatic beast of a man, fascinated with with the exotic and the development and exercise of. In addition to writing, he was an actor and created a vaudeville. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. I read vampire and the other two books in ewers frank braun trilogy a long time ago and in an edition that was trimmed down from the german original. Or rather it is my translation of his words and thoughts into the english language. He gained notoriety at an early age with a volume of satiric poetry and held onto it by forming a controversial itinerant theater company he produced several volumes of short stories and a series of remarkable novels. Vampire by hanns heinz ewers first edition soiled cloth binding with spine ends and corners frayed and very worn.
The above was written by german author hanns heinz ewers over a century ago. Beginning with a description of the two chief wings of the german homosexual emancipation movement in the early twentieth century, the scientifichumanitarian committee and the community of the selfowners, the article shows how hanns heinz ewerss novel, fundvogel, is a unique combination of seemingly antithetical ideologies. See, for the uninitiated, classic horror stories are a tough read, but at the same time thoroughly satisfying. His first noteworthy success was his novel, alraune 1911. While he wrote on a wide range of subjects, he is now known mainly for his works of horror, particularly his trilogy of novels about the adventures of frank braun, a character modeled on himself. I may have a few individual copies for sale of my own. It includes an introductory essay, alraunea haunting presence, by dr.
Hanns heinz ewers brevier is now available in hardcover and pdf editions. It is provided as a reference and resource for users of the sf encyclopedia, but apart from possible small corrections has not been updated. Hanns heinz ewers celebrity profile check out the latest hanns heinz ewers photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. He began his literary career as a poet when he published a book of fables, satirical verses, in 1901. Ewers, hanns heinz article about ewers, hanns heinz by. Hanns heinz ewers the chapel of the abyss librarything. Download hanns heinz ewers alraune ebook for free in pdf and epub format. Find films and movies featuring hanns heinz ewers on allmovie. 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. Written in ault, france, 1908 published in several newspapers, including zeitgeist the literary supplement of the berliner tagesblatt, 9. Mamaloi hanns heinz ewers 1907 by hanns heinz ewers. This paper focuses on the highly controversial german writer hanns heinz ewers 18711943, who is today largely unknown, but was extraordinarily popular in his lifetime.
Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the hanns heinz ewers alraune, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Read hanns heinz ewers alraune online, read in mobile or kindle. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. German actor, poet, philosopher, and writer of short stories and novels. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Hanns heinz ewers 3 november 1871 12 june 1943 was a german actor, poet, philosopher, and writer of short stories and novels. A series of inexplicable suicides in the same hotel room, on a. Lange nacht uber hanns heinz ewers stephen king des. The side real press limited edition is out of print after two weeks. During the great war, ewers was heavily involved in german propaganda.
Hanns heinz ewers was a german horror writer, and the introduction notes that much of his work has a decadent feel to it. Hans reimann 18891969 was a german satirist, novelist, and playwright. Braun tours the unites states before its entry in world war i, trying to gain support for the german cause, during which time he suffers from periods of weakness and blackouts. While he wrote on a wide range of subjects, he is tod. As i partake in more online discussion groups, in particular mensa discussion groups i find that believing in the individual soul is not politically correct. Hanns heinz ewers brevier is available as a hardcover and ebook from bandel books online. Bandel in cooperation with the hanns heinz ewers estate. Hanns heinz ewers, gruselkabinett folge 87 alraune. Hanns heinz ewers primary author only author division.
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