Foreword
Christopher Clark
Notes on the text
Munich 1919
Diary of a Revolution
Politics and the Bohemian World
February 1919
Revolution
Two Munich Ceremonies
February 1919
Revolution
Munich After Eisner's Assassination
February 22, 1919
Revolution
The Events at the University of Munich
April 8, 1919
Revolution
The Third Revolution in Bavaria
April 9, 1919
Revolutionary Diary
April 17, 1919
April 18, 1919
Revolution
Revolutionary Diary
April 19, 1919
Revolution
Revolutionary Diary
April 20, 1919
April 21, 1919
April 22, 1919
Revolution
Revolutionary Diary
April 30, 1919
Revolution
Revolutionary Diary
May 2, 1919
May 4, 1919
May 10, 1919
Revolution
Munich Tragicomedy
January 17, 1920
Appendix
The German Revolution of 1918-9: A Historical Essay
Wolfram Wette
Chronology
About this edition
Picture credits
Notes
Index
Victor Klemperer was one of the most famous chroniclers of 20th century German history. His diaries, published in three volumes covering the Third Reich and its aftermath, are bestsellers and a standard source for historians of the period.
"Klemperer guides us through the confusion of those troubled days
in Munich with empathy, subtlety and a perceptive eye." -
Christopher Clark, University of Cambridge, UK
"Klemperer has once again proven himself to be a brilliant reporter
and an intelligent essayist. A sensational testimony. - Die
Zeit
"With his talent for dramatic portrayals, for reflection, and his
knack for boiling things down to their essence, Munich 1919 gives
us a more intimate view of Klemperer than we've ever seen before."
- Die Welt
"Klemperer's ability to grasp moods and attitudes has a truly
Dickensian quality." - Los Angeles Times
"A message in a bottle, with real immediacy." - Sydney Morning
Herald
"A compelling chronicle" - The Times Literary
Supplement
“This account needs to be read for itself and its dramatic
descriptions of chaos and political madness. But it also needs to
be read as a harbinger of the future — and attitudes that shaped
German acquiescence in, and belief in, the violent antisemitism of
Nazi ideology" - The Jewish Chronicle
"Klemperer’s diary provides an invaluable, unique perspective on
the creation and suppression of the Munich Soviet Republic.
Observing and recording how events unfolded from his university
perch, Klemperer’s account conveys the sense of confusion, of
isolation, and of uncertainty that pervaded… Born in Prussia to
Jewish parents, Klemperer uneasily records how Bavarian
particularism blurred anti-Prussianism, anti-Semitism, and
anti-Bolshevism into a toxic brew of resentment, fear, and
loathing. Klemperer’s Munich 1919. Diary of a Revolution will
become essential reading for those interested in the Weimar
Republic, Bavarian identity, and the backstory to the rise of
Hitler and National Socialism." - H-Net: Humanities & Social
Sciences Online
‘a sobering glimpse into an uncertain time when history might have
tilted in a different direction. Through [Klemperer’s] writings, we
can come to see how those first violent months of the Weimar
Republic were only a prelude to the later catastrophe.’
The Nation "This is a gem of a book."
Journal of Modern History
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