{"product_id":"a-chronicle-of-the-early-carl-sternheim-9781839546969","title":"A Chronicle of the Early Twentieth Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eCarl Sternheim (1878-1942) was Germany's most 'advanced', and certainly most provocative, dramatist in the decade spanning the First World War. While his satirical comedies remain popular and are frequently staged, the fourteen short stories in this collection have remained untouched for over a century - unjustly, but understandably, given their uncompromising literary modernism. They are here translated into English in their entirety for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe neglect of Sternheim's stories is largely due to his use of language. Critics complained that his rebarbative style 'does not fulfil its function as a cognitive instrument', even that 'he never wrote German at all'. Over-abbreviated, under-punctuated, fragmented, and truncated syntax thwarted access to his prose fiction, however 'extremely clever' its psychological depth (Fritz Martini). And so, apart from some Expressionist anthologies (although Sternheim distanced himself from the term, and from most of its young practitioners), it largely disappeared from view.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Sternheim was a master of the short story: his powerful 'antijournalism' and scathing social satire are long overdue a reappraisal. This edition renders his difficult 'Expressionist' writing accessible for the first time, meaning Sternheim can finally attract the readership he deserves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFred Bridgham's publications include \u003cem\u003eThe Friendly German-English Dictionary\u003c\/em\u003e, a translation of Hans Werner Henze's \u003cem\u003eThe Prince of Homburg\u003c\/em\u003e for English National Opera, and (with Edward Timms) Karl Kraus's \u003cem\u003eThe Last Days of Mankind\u003c\/em\u003e (an MLA prize-winner), as well as Kraus's \u003cem\u003eThe Third Walpurgis Night\u003c\/em\u003e. This is his second volume for MHRA New Translations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carl Sternheim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1839546964\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839546969\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texts and Translations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.59d","brand":"Carl Sternheim","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47419805270271,"sku":"9781839546969","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9f8fce72-5b5e-4fc1-9cc8-b1ccba0c7219.jpg?v=1761513954","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-chronicle-of-the-early-carl-sternheim-9781839546969","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}