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Set in a world of its own, Ernst Jünger's On the Marble Cliffs is both a mesmerizing work of fantasy and an allegory of the advent of fascism. The narrator of the book and his brother, Otho, live in an ancient house carved out of the great marble cliffs that overlook the Marina, a great and beautiful lake that is surrounded by a peaceable land of ancient cities and temples and flourishing vineyards. To the north of the cliffs are the grasslands of the Campagna, occupied by herders. North of that, the great forest begins. There the brutal Head Forester rules, abetted by the warrior bands of the Mauretanians.
The brothers have seen all too much of war. Their youth was consumed in fighting. Now they have resolved to live quietly, studying botany, adding to their herbarium, consulting the books in their library, involving themselves in the timeless pursuit of knowledge. However, rumors of dark deeds begin to reach them in their sanctuary. Agents of the Head Forester are infiltrating the peaceful provinces he views with contempt, while peace itself, it seems, may only be a mask for heedlessness.
Tess Lewis's new translation of Jünger's sinister fable of 1939 brings out all of this legendary book's dark luster.
©1939, 1978 Klett-Cotta-J. G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger GmbH, Stuttgart; translation copyright 2023 by Tess Lewis; introduction copyright 2023 by Jessi Jezewska Stevens; afterword copyright 1943, renewed 1971 by Editions Gallimard; afterword translation copyright 2001 by the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (P)2024 TantorListeners also enjoyed...
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