Munich 1919: Diary of a Revolution - Paperback
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Munich 1919: Diary of a Revolution is a printed paperback, not a PDF: Klemperer's reports and diary from the year the Council Republic fell.
Klemperer is known for the diaries he kept under the Nazis. This is the young man before that, a lecturer turned political journalist, writing the revolution as it happened around him.
What it is
His 1919 newspaper pieces and diary entries, with sketches of Eisner, Levien and the other figures of the hour, cut with passages he wrote later looking back at the year and at who stayed loyal.
Honest limits
Reviewers who know the period call it lively and perceptive. Those who do not say it assumes you already know your Bavarians from your Prussians, and the notes run long.
From the publisher
Munich 1919 is a vivid portrayal of the chaos that followed World War I and the collapse of the Munich Council Republic by one of the most perceptive chroniclers of German history. Victor Klemperer provides a moving and thrilling account of what turned out to be a decisive turning point in the fate of a nation, for the revolution of 1918-9 not only produced the first German democracy, it also heralded the horrors to come.
With the directness of an educated and independent young man, Klemperer turned his hand to political journalism, writing astute, clever and linguistically brilliant reports in the beleaguered Munich of 1919. He sketched intimate portraits of the people of the hour, including Erich Mühsam, Max Levien and Kurt Eisner, and took the measure of the events around him with a keen eye.
These observations are made ever more poignant by the inclusion of passages from his later memoirs. In the midst of increasing persecution under the Nazis he reflected on the fateful year 1919, the growing threat of antisemitism, and the acquaintances he made in the period, some of whom would later abandon him, while others remained loyal.
Klemperer's account once again reveals him to be a fearless and deeply humane recorder of German history. Munich 1919 will be essential reading for all those interested in 20th century history, constituting a unique witness to events of the period.
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.
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