Overview
WernerĀ HerzogĀ was born in September 1942 in Munich, Germany, at a turning point in theĀ SecondĀ WorldĀ War. Soon Germany would be defeated and a new world would have to be made out the rubble and horrors of the war. Fleeing the Allied bombing raids,Ā Herzogās mother took him and his older brotherĀ toĀ a remote, rustic part of Bavaria where he would spend much of his childhoodĀ hungry, without running water, in deep poverty. It was there,Ā as the new postwar order was emerging, that one of the most visionary filmmakers of the next seven decades was formed. Ā
Until age 11,Ā HerzogĀ did not even know of the existence of cinema. His interest in films began at age 15, but since no one was willing to finance them, he worked the night shift as a welder in a steel factory. He started to travel on foot. He made his first phone call at age 17, and his first film in 1961 at age 19. The wildlyĀ productive working life that followedāspanning the seven continents and encompassing both documentary and fictionāwas an adventure as grand andĀ otherworldly as any depicted in his many classic films.
Every Man for Himself and God Against All is at once a personal record of one of the great and self-invented lives of our time, and a singular literary masterpiece that will enthrall fans old and new alike. In a hypnotic swirl of memory,Ā HerzogĀ untangles and relives his most important experiences and inspirations, telling his story for the first and only time.
This book title, Every Man for Himself and God Against All (A Memoir), ISBN: 9780593490297, by Werner Herzog, Michael Hofmann, published by Penguin Publishing Group (October 10, 2023) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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