Kracht, Christian
The Dead
- ISBN 13:
- 9781250214966
- author:
- Kracht, Christian
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Picador USA
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 208
- Dimensions:
- 18.1 x 11.4 centimetres
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Christian Kracht's The Dead is a gripping tale of global conspiracy and personal loss set against the feverish early years of the Nazis' rise to power. In 1930s Berlin, acclaimed film director Emil Nägeli receives an assignment that could make or break his career: travel to Japan and create a film to establish Adolf Hitler's Nazi empire. However, Nägeli has other plans - he aims to create a monumental, modernist spectacle to warn the world of the horrors to come. Meanwhile, in Japan, the film minister Masahiko Amakasu is determined to counter Hollywood's influence and usher in a new golden age of Japanese cinema. As both men navigate their respective agendas, they must confront their demons and face their doom. A story of love and sadness set against the backdrop of fascism and National Socialism, The Dead is a beautifully written and utterly mad novel that explores the complexities of human nature in times of great turmoil.
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