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Storm of Steel
Ernst Jünger
Synopsis "Storm of Steel"
The memoir widely viewed as the best account ever written of fighting in WW1 A memoir of astonishing power, savagery, and ashen lyricism, Storm of Steel illuminates not only the horrors but also the fascination of total war, seen through the eyes of an ordinary German soldier. Young, tough, patriotic, but also disturbingly self-aware, Jünger exulted in the Great War, which he saw not just as a great national conflict but--more importantly--as a unique personal struggle. Leading raiding parties, defending trenches against murderous British incursions, simply enduring as shells tore his comrades apart, Jünger kept testing himself, braced for the death that will mark his failure. Published shortly after the war's end, Storm of Steel was a worldwide bestseller and can now be rediscovered through Michael Hofmann's brilliant new translation. For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
(Heidelberg, Alemania 1895 - Riedlingen, Alemania, 1998) Escritor, filósofo, soldado e historiador alemán. Incorporado como voluntario en la primera guerra mundial, fue herido varias veces y condecorado. En 1923 inició estudios de zoología y filosofía en la Universidad de Leipzig y, más tarde, se trasladó a Berlín, donde empezó a consolidar su carrera como escritor. En 1941 entró a formar parte del alto mando alemán en París, aunque un año después el régimen nazi prohibió la publicación de sus obras. Los diarios contenidos en Radiaciones I y II reflejan magistralmente la experiencia de esos difíciles años. Finalizada la guerra, Jünger combinó las estancias en la pequeña localidad suaba de Wilflingen con viajes por medio mundo y con la redacción de un conjunto de novelas, ensayos y diarios que le han convertido en uno de los testigos más lúcidos, apasionantes y controvertidos de nuestra época.
