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Zum 100. Geburtstag von Joseph Beuys begegnet Ron Manheim dem Künstler kritisch und wirft in Beim Wort genommen einen genaueren Blick auf seine Äußerungen zur Zeit des Nationalsozialismus. In diesen hat Beuys nicht nur die eigene, persönliche Geschichte einem Idealbild 'angepasst'. Da, wo seine Erinnerungen und seine Einschätzungen der Gegenwart einen direkten Bezug zum Nationalsozialismus aufzuweisen hatten, zeigte er auffallend oft ein erstaunliches bis abstoßendes Erinnerungs- und Weltbild.

Es ist zwar bereits unüberschaubar viel über das Denken und Reden von Joseph...

Hermann Hesse's Rosshalde is the classic story of a man torn between obligations to his family and his longing for a spiritual fulfillment that can only be found outside the confines of conventional society.

Johann Veraguth, a wealthy, successful artist, is estranged from his wife and stifled by the unhappy union. Veraguth's love for his young son and his fear of drifting rootlessly keep him bound within the walls of his opulent estate, Rosshalde. Yet, when he is shaken by an unexpected tragedy, Veraguth finally finds the courage to leave the desolate safety of Rosshalde and...

Displaying his characteristic penchant for the macabre, the tender and the comic, Michael Tournier presents the traditional Magi describing their personal odysseys to Bethlehem--and audaciously imagines a fourth, -the eternal latecomer-' whose story of hardship and redemption is the most moving and instructive of all. Prince of Mangalore and son of an Indian maharajah, Taor has tasted an exquisite confection, rachat loukoum, and is so taken by the flavor that he sets out to recover the recipe. His quest takes him across Western Asia and finally lands him in Sodom, where he is...

A penetrating analysis of the life and doctrines of the Spanish-born Arab theologian.

A penetrating analysis of the life and doctrines of the Spanish-born Arab theologian.

Originally published in 1969.

The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is...

Handke's novel tells the story of a quiet, organized classics teacher named Andreas Loser. One night, on the way to his regularly scheduled card game, he passes a tree that has been defaced by a swastika. Impulsively yet deliberately, he tracks down the defacer and kills him. With this act, Loser has crossed an invisble threshold, and will be stuck in this secular purgatory until he can confess his crime.