{"product_id":"9788416001811","title":"Coffee on the volcano","description":"\u003ch2\u003eCoffee on the Volcano\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis literary essay proposes a fascinating journey to interwar Berlin, an artistic and intellectual hotbed whose epicenter was the Romanisches Café. Through its pages, the reader will discover how this iconic establishment became the meeting point for pivotal figures of 20th-century culture, from Stefan Zweig to Bertolt Brecht. The work offers a vibrant portrait of an era of creative effervescence, showing how fascism eventually turned its wrath on those intellectuals until it took over the very space that had seen them create.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book reconstructs the unique atmosphere of the Romanisches Café, the cultural heart of interwar Berlin. At its tables gathered writers, artists, filmmakers, and thinkers who would transform the culture of the 20th century. The work follows in the footsteps of figures such as Marlene Dietrich, Albert Einstein, Billy Wilder, Otto Dix, Käthe Kollwitz, and Josep Pla, among many others, showing their encounters, debates, and daily lives in that space. However, the narrative also documents the progressive harassment of the intellectual community by fascism, culminating in the appropriation of the venue by the forces that would end up destroying that world of creativity and freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eMain Themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe cultural and artistic life of interwar Berlin as an unrepeatable historical phenomenon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe role of literary cafés as spaces for meeting, debate, and intellectual creation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe persecution of avant-garde intellectuals and artists by fascism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe connections and relationships between key figures of 20th-century Central European culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe historical memory of a world that was razed by totalitarianism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at readers interested in European cultural history, especially the interwar period and the Weimar Republic. It will also be of great interest to those who enjoy literary essays that weave together biography, art, and historical context, as well as to lovers of Central European literature who wish to know the environment in which some of the most important works of the 20th century were conceived.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book contributes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA vivid and documented portrait of the cultural epicenter of interwar Berlin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe opportunity to learn about the personal and professional connections between iconic cultural figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA perspective on how the rise of fascism directly impacted intellectual and artistic life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn immersion into the unique atmosphere of a space that witnessed both creativity and its subsequent destruction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: Uzcanga Meinecke, Francisco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: LIBROS DEL KO, SLL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eSubject: LITERARY ESSAYS, LITERATURE: HISTORY AND CRITICISM, HISTORY, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCollection: NARRATIVE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublication date: December 2017\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of pages: 224\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 345 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial Review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis essay offers a rigorous and enjoyable approach to one of the most fascinating episodes in European cultural history. The work stands out for its ability to reconstruct the atmosphere of the Romanisches Café and to precisely map the connections between its illustrious visitors. It is especially relevant for those seeking to understand how the rise of totalitarianism put an end to one of the most creative eras of the 20th century, offering a read that combines the pleasure of historical narrative with the depth of cultural analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LIBROS DEL KO, SLL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53407218172251,"sku":"9788416001811","price":15.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978841600181.jpg?v=1781850532","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788416001811","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}