{"product_id":"in-these-great-times-karl-kraus-9789492027115","title":"In These Great Times: Selected Writings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'People do not understand German, but I will not write for them in journalese ...'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKarl Kraus (1874-1936) ranks as one the greatest twentieth-century satirists. His inventive, subversive and acutely insightful work remains as relevant today as it was a century ago. In 1899, Kraus established his own journal, \u003cem\u003eDie Fackel\u003c\/em\u003e (The Torch), and began 'to drain the marsh of empty phrase-making', aiming at targets such as the press, Zionism and psychoanalysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Kraus' view, much of Vienna's social and political divide - where the issue of immigration created mounting tensions and a virulent rise in anti-Semitism - was caused by the mass-circulation of the press and its manipulation of public opinion. This view dominates his most outstanding creative achievement, the apocalyptic drama written in response to the outbreak of WWI, \u003cem\u003e The Last Days of Mankind\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlongside key essays such as 'A Crown for Zion', 'Salom ' and 'In These Great Times', this collection features a crucial scene from \u003cem\u003eThe Last Days of Mankind\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as a selection of aphorisms culled from \u003cem\u003eDie Fackel\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePraise for Patrick Healy's translation of \u003cem\u003eThe Last Days of Mankind\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Healy conveys the communal bewilderment and rage in a dazzling vernacular as a chorus of voices reacts to the outbreak of the Great War and the hell it created.  ...] It sizzles and flares.' \u003c\/em\u003e- Eileen Battersby in \u003cem\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karl Kraus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9492027119\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789492027115\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e November Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.43d","brand":"Karl Kraus","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995209597183,"sku":"9789492027115","price":15.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ba4d1925-5e22-4fd5-851b-c5fe6a99fbdc.jpg?v=1683334485","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-these-great-times-karl-kraus-9789492027115","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}