Of Walking In Ice :Munich - Paris: 23 November - 14 December, 1974
Of Walking In Ice :Munich - Paris: 23 November - 14 December, 1974
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20 November, 2014
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'I set off on the most direct route to Paris, in full faith, believing that she would stay alive if I came on foot'
In November 1974, when Werner Herzog was told that his mentor Lotte Eisner, the film historian and critic, was dying in Paris, he set off to walk there from Munich, ‘in full faith, believing that she would stay alive if I came on foot’. Along the way he recorded what he saw, how he felt, and what he experienced, from the physical discomfort of the journey to moments of rapture. It is a remarkable narrative – part pilgrimage, part meditation, and a confrontation between a great German Romantic imagination and the contemporary world.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781784870379 |
| ISBN10 | 1784870374 |
| Number Of Pages | 80 |
| Item Weight | 66 g |
| Product Dimensions | 129 x 197 x 5 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Vintage Publishing |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
'Surely the strangest, strongest walking book I know, it tells the story of a winter pilgrimage, made in desperation and in hope. At once a diary, a blizzard of weather and memories, and the record of a ritual: only Herzog could have written this weird, slender classic.' * Robert Macfarlane *
'Herzog's pilgrimage is a fugue and an absurdist comedy as rich as anything in his cinema'. * Iain Sinclair *
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Author's Bio
Werner Herzog has produced, written and directed more than fifty feature and documentary films, including the multi-award-winning Grizzly Man, Aguirre, The Wrath of God, Fitzcarraldo, My Best Fiend, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Nosferatu, Lessons of Darkness, Littler Dieter Needs To Fly, Into the Inferno, Meeting Gorbachev and Encounters At The End of the World. He has also directed many operas and published more than a dozen books of prose including Conquest of the Useless and Of Walking In Ice. The Twilight World is his first book in decades.