On the Marble Cliffs

Now in a new translation, an imaginative, darkly radiant fable about a pair of brothers, formerly warriors,...
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Author: Ernst Jünger
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On the Marble Cliffs by Jünger, Ernst

On the Marble Cliffs

$27.08

On the Marble Cliffs

$27.08
Author: Ernst Jünger
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Now in a new translation, an imaginative, darkly radiant fable about a pair of brothers, formerly warriors, whose idyll is shattered by an enroaching fascistic force.

Set in a world of its own, Ernst Jünger's On the Marble Cliffs is both a mesmerizing work of fantasy and an allegory of the advent of fascism. The narrator of the book and his brother, Otho, live in an ancient house carved out of the great marble cliffs that overlook the Marina, a great and beautiful lake that is surrounded by a peaceable land of ancient cities and temples and flourishing vineyards. To the north of the cliffs are the grasslands of the Campagna, occupied by herders. North of that, the great forest begins. There the brutal Head Forester rules, abetted by the warrior bands of the Mauretanians.

The brothers have seen all too much of war. Their youth was consumed in fighting. Now they have resolved to live quietly, studying botany, adding to their herbarium, consulting the books in their library, involving themselves in the timeless pursuit of knowledge. However, rumors of dark deeds begin to reach them in their sanctuary. Agents of the Head Forester are infiltrating the peaceful provinces he views with contempt, while peace itself, it seems, may only be a mask for heedlessness.

Tess Lewis's new translation of Jünger's sinister fable of 1939 brings out all of this legendary book's dark luster.

Author: Ernst Jünger
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Published: 01/31/2023
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.90h x 4.90w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781681376257


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 11/21/2022

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