The turbulent world of Franz Göll : an ordinary Berliner writes the twentieth century / Peter Fritzsche.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fritzsche, Peter, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Göll, Franz, 1899-1984.

Göll, Franz.

Göll, Franz, 1899-1984--Diaries.

History.

German diaries.

Men.

Berlin (Germany)--Biography.

Berlin (Germany).

Men--Germany--Berlin--Biography.

German diaries--Germany--Berlin--History and criticism.

Germany--History--20th century--Biography.

Germany.

Germany--Social conditions--20th century.

Social conditions.

Germany--Politics and government--20th century.

Politics and government.

Germany--Intellectual life--20th century.

Intellectual life.

Berlin (Germany)--History--20th century.

Germany--Berlin.

Genre:

Biographies.

Diaries.

Physical Description:

xi, 260 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2011.

Summary:

This historical analysis of the remarkable diaries of Franz Goll, a working class German man who kept a detailed journal of his daily life, with political and social commentary, from 1916 until his death in 1984, provides a unique window into the impressions of a man with an eyewitness view to some of the most important events of the twentieth century. Fritzsche, (history, U. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) describes the Germany of Goll's life, expertly weaving the diarist's words into a larger discussion of the First and Second World Wars, changing social and sexual mores, the Cold War and the international influence of the United States. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

The case of Franz Göll, graphomaniac

Franz's multiple selves

Physical intimacies

The amateur scientist

Franz Göll writes German history

Resolution without redemption.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780674055315

0674055314

OCLC:

667609474