The Kraus project : essays : a bilingual edition /
Franzen presents new translations and annotations of the work of early twentieth-century satirist Karl Kraus, who, via his self-published magazine Die Fackel, "attacked the popular media's manipulation of reality, the dehumanizing machinery of technology and consumer capitalism, and the ji...
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| Other Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Essays in German and parallel English; annotations in English. |
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New York :
Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
2013.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | Franzen presents new translations and annotations of the work of early twentieth-century satirist Karl Kraus, who, via his self-published magazine Die Fackel, "attacked the popular media's manipulation of reality, the dehumanizing machinery of technology and consumer capitalism, and the jingoistic rhetoric of a fading empire"--Dust jacket flap. |
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| Physical Description: | 318 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 0374182213 (hardcover) 9780374182212 (hardcover) |