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Modern Lusts
Ernest Borneman: Jazz Critic, Filmmaker, Sexologist
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Exploring the life of a multifaceted German autodidact, this biography reveals Ernest Borneman's evolution from a young Jewish Communist in Nazi Berlin to a renowned transatlantic polymath. Detlef Siegfried uses an innovative structure centered on the human senses to chronicle Borneman's diverse pursuits as a jazz musician, filmmaker, anthropologist, sexologist, and crime novelist. The narrative captures the essence of his controversial and eclectic interests, reflecting the complex cultural and intellectual currents of the twentieth century.
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Modern Lusts, Detlef Siegfried
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- 2020
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- Title
- Modern Lusts
- Subtitle
- Ernest Borneman: Jazz Critic, Filmmaker, Sexologist
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Detlef Siegfried
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Released
- 2020
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 352
- ISBN13
- 9781789202885
- Category
- Social sciences, Biographies and Thoughts
- Description
- Exploring the life of a multifaceted German autodidact, this biography reveals Ernest Borneman's evolution from a young Jewish Communist in Nazi Berlin to a renowned transatlantic polymath. Detlef Siegfried uses an innovative structure centered on the human senses to chronicle Borneman's diverse pursuits as a jazz musician, filmmaker, anthropologist, sexologist, and crime novelist. The narrative captures the essence of his controversial and eclectic interests, reflecting the complex cultural and intellectual currents of the twentieth century.