{"product_id":"30-april-1945-the-day-hitler-shot-himself-and-germanys-integration-with-the-west-began-paperback","title":"30 April 1945: The Day Hitler Shot Himself and Germany's Integration with the West Began - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlexander Kluge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWieland Hoban\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJirgl Reinhard\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA reissue of Alexander Kluge's kaleidoscopic view of a historically important day and its effects on many people's lives.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e April 30, 1945, marked an end of sorts in the Third Reich. The last business day before a national holiday and then a series of transfers of power, April 30 was a day filled with contradictions and bewildering events that would forever define global history. It was on this day that while the Red Army occupied Berlin, Hitler committed suicide in his underground bunker, and, in San Francisco, the United Nations was being founded. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Alexander Kluge's latest book, \u003ci\u003e30 April 1945\u003c\/i\u003e, covers this single historic day and unravels its passing hours across the different theaters of the Second World War. Translated by Wieland Hoban, the book delves into the events happening around the world on one fateful day, including the life of a small German town occupied by American forces and the story of two SS officers stranded on the forsaken Kerguelen Islands in the South Indian Sea. Kluge is a master storyteller, and as he unfolds these disparate tales, one unavoidable question surfaces: What is the appropriate reaction to the total upheaval of the status quo? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Presented here with an afterword by Reinhard Jirgl, translated by Iain Galbraith, \u003ci\u003e30 April 1945\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting collection of lives turned upside down by the deadliest war in history. The collective experiences Kluge paints here are jarring, poignant, and imbued with meaning. Seventy years later, we can still see our own reflections on the upheaval of a single day in 1945.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexander Kluge\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the major German fiction writers of the late twentieth century and an important social critic. As a filmmaker, he is credited with the launch of the New German Cinema movement. \u003cb\u003eWieland Hoban\u003c\/b\u003e writes regularly for \u003ci\u003eMuzik\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eﾄsthetik\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFragmen\u003c\/i\u003e, and the book series \u003ci\u003eNew Music \u0026amp; Aesthetics in the 21st Century\u003c\/i\u003e. He has translated several works from German, including those by Theodor W. Adorno and Sibylle Lewitscharoff.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 302\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 06, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765492810016,"sku":"9781803092294","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f662705596d78e328ce1df33ffbc46dc.webp?v=1780271654","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/30-april-1945-the-day-hitler-shot-himself-and-germanys-integration-with-the-west-began-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}