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Munich 1919

Munich 1919

Diary of a Revolution
Biography & MemoirHistory
Pages
220
Published
2017
Language
English

Synopsis

This book presents the diary entries of Victor Klemperer, a philologist, during the tumultuous year of 1919 in Munich. It offers a unique, firsthand account of a Jewish intellectual navigating the political and social upheaval of post-World War I Germany, including the Bavarian Revolution. Klemperer's observations provide a detailed historical source on the period.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

InformativeReflectiveComplexIntellectual
Epistolary

Genres

Biography & Memoir History Judaism

About the author

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Victor Klemperer

Victor Klemperer (9 October 1881 – 11 February 1960) was a German philologist and diarist. His journals, published posthumously in Germany in 1995, detailed his life under the German Empire, the Weimar Republic, the fascist Third Reich, and the German Democratic Republic. Three volumes of his diaries have been published in English translations: I Shall Bear Witness, To the Bitter End, and The Lesser Evil. The first two, which cover the period of the Third Reich, have become standard sour...

Frequently asked questions

  • How does this diary compare to Klemperer's later, more famous diaries?

    This early diary offers a glimpse into Klemperer's intellectual development and his initial observations of political extremism, predating the more widely known diaries that chronicle the Nazi era. It provides context for his later, more harrowing experiences by showing the nascent stages of the societal shifts he would later document in detail.

  • Is this book part of a larger collection of Klemperer's diaries?

    This volume is one of several published collections of Victor Klemperer's extensive diaries, which span many decades of his life in Germany. While it focuses on a specific year, it contributes to a broader autobiographical project that documents significant periods of 20th-century German history.