{"product_id":"the-seven-addictions-and-five-professions-of-anita-berber-weimar-berlins-priestess-of-decadence-paperback","title":"The Seven Addictions and Five Professions of Anita Berber: Weimar Berlin's Priestess of Decadence - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMel Gordon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Seven Addictions and Five Professions of Anita Berber\u003c\/i\u003e is the first contemporary biography of a notorious actor\/dancer\/poet\/playwright who scandalized sex-obsessed Weimar Berlin during the 1920s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an era where everything was permitted, Anita Berber's celebrations of \"Depravity, Horror and Ecstasy\" were condemned and censored. She often haunted Weimar Berlin's hotel lobbies, nightclubs and casinos, radiantly naked except for an elegant sable wrap, a pet monkey hanging from her neck, and a silver brooch packed with cocaine. Multi-talented Anita saw no boundaries between her personal life and her taboo-shattering performances. As such, she was Europe's first postmodern woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong those Anita Berber claimed as members of her vast sexual harem were Marlene Dietrich, Magnus Hirschfeld (the founder of modern sexology and gay liberation), Klaus Mann, Conrad Veidt, Lawrence Durrell, and the King of Yugoslavia. Berber acted in Fritz Lang's \u003ci\u003eDr. Mabuse: The Gambler\u003c\/i\u003e and starred in the silent epic, \u003ci\u003eLucifer\u003c\/i\u003e. Even Leni Riefenstahl credits Berber for inspiring her controversial career. After sated Berliners finally tired of Anita Berber's libidinous antics, she became a \"carrion soul that even the hyenas ignored,\" dying in 1928 at the age of 29.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Seven Addictions and Five Professions of Anita Berber\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles a remarkable career, including over 150 photographs and drawings that recreate Anita's enduring \"Repertoire of the Damned.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMel Gordon is Professor of Theater Arts at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of twelve books, including The Grand Guignol, Dada Performance, The Stanislavsky Technique, and the Feral House titles, Erik Jan Hanussen: Hitler's Jewish Clairvoyant and The Seven Addictions and Five Professions of Anita Berber.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 9.9 x 7.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769972982048,"sku":"9781932595123","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2e75adba7a2bd12fbc633feece382f87.webp?v=1780361422","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-seven-addictions-and-five-professions-of-anita-berber-weimar-berlins-priestess-of-decadence-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}