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Author: Heinrich Mann
Merchant: ChristianBook
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
ISBN: 0140181377
Price: $0.99
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Description
First published in 1918, Man of Straw is a sharp indictment of the Wilhelmine regime and a chilling warning against the joint elevation of militarism and commercial values. The 'Man of Straw' is Diederich Hessling, emobodiment of the corrupt society in which he moves; his brutish progression through life forms the central theme of the book. Heinrich Mann (brother of Thomas) was imprisoned for his radical and outspoken views and spent a long exile from the country at which he aimed his bitter satire. Yet his vision has a universal clarity that, with hindsight, seems a little short of miraculous for its period, and the political content of his writings is forged from a biting wit and a poignant awareness of what elements constitutes the worst excesses of man.
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