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Franz Hessel was an observer par excellence of the increasingly hectic metropolis that was Berlin in the late 1920s. In "Walking in Berlin", a collection of 23 essays originally published in German in 1929, he captures the rhythm of Weimar-era Berlin, recording evidence of the seismic shifts shaking German culture at the time. Nearly all of the pieces take the form of a walk or an outing, focusing either on a theme or part of the city, and many end at a theatre, cinema or club. Hessel effortlessly weaves historical information into his observations, displaying his extensive knowledge of the city
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- Title
- Walking in Berlin
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Franz Hessel
- Publisher
- Scribe Publications
- Released
- 2016
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 240
- ISBN10
- 1925228355
- ISBN13
- 9781925228359
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, Maps & Travel, True Stories, Travel, Germany, Opinion Journalism & Essays, Berlin, Urbanism, Urbanization
- Rating
- 3.35 out of 5
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- Franz Hessel was an observer par excellence of the increasingly hectic metropolis that was Berlin in the late 1920s. In "Walking in Berlin", a collection of 23 essays originally published in German in 1929, he captures the rhythm of Weimar-era Berlin, recording evidence of the seismic shifts shaking German culture at the time. Nearly all of the pieces take the form of a walk or an outing, focusing either on a theme or part of the city, and many end at a theatre, cinema or club. Hessel effortlessly weaves historical information into his observations, displaying his extensive knowledge of the city