I like the rest of your enthusiastic Zeitgeist followers am very much looking forward to reading the Weimar story. The book was pre ordered yonks ago ,the golden emboss of the upside down book club, the chicken scratch of the author plus photo and most importantly it will be read .
Well, a new book to add to my "must buy/read" list and a new city to put on my "must visit" list. As my years remaining grow shorter my list of places to visit keeps getting longer. If my bank account would also grow I might actually be able to start traveling...
Goodness Katja you paint a very evocative picture of the city and people. I am so looking forward to reading your book. Also looking forward to hearing you speak about it at Blackwells in Oxford and KCL. I’ve driven down might as well pop up to London. A great read on Sunday morning.
I spent a few days in Weimar about 25 years ago (must go back) and stayed at the Hotel Elephant - I had no idea at the time about Onkel Adolf's suite.
Apart from the Goethe and Schiller-related attractions, and Buchenwald, one thing I remember very clearly is the restoration underway at the time. My wife and I were astonished to come across a street (can't recall which) where half the houses had been restored to their original spruce appearance, and the other half were run-down, partially derelict and still awaiting the start of work on them. Just in one small street it was striking to witness how much money was being poured into 'reconstructing' the DDR.
Danke, Katja. Ich liebe Geschichte ebenfalls und stimme zu, dass es wichtig ist, sich an den menschlichen Aspekt zu erinnern. Als jemand, der sich mit meiner eigenen Familiengeschichte beschäftigt, steht für mich der menschliche Aspekt an erster Stelle, aber ich versuche auch zu verstehen, wie die allgemeine Geschichte die Dinge beeinflusst und prägt.
A wonderful, evocative piece, thank you. What a thrill to walk the streets of your friend Carl and sit among the ghosts of the great artists in the hotel bar. You really show the joy and value of archival research and connecting with the past (you often do!).
Excellent 👍hopefully you’ll be doing some book signings in the NW England 🤞can’t wait for this , just finished VERTIGO by Harald Jähner , which was a decent read not as good as Aftermath but still a great grounding for your next publication 👏👏👍
Agree with you about both Jæher's books (no umlaut on my keyboard!) Aftermath was more engaging. Katya and Harald are two of my favorite historians now!
Wow - anticipation building for your book release. I also preordered early on. I think I’ll have to pace myself or I might read it in one sitting!
I like the rest of your enthusiastic Zeitgeist followers am very much looking forward to reading the Weimar story. The book was pre ordered yonks ago ,the golden emboss of the upside down book club, the chicken scratch of the author plus photo and most importantly it will be read .
Well, a new book to add to my "must buy/read" list and a new city to put on my "must visit" list. As my years remaining grow shorter my list of places to visit keeps getting longer. If my bank account would also grow I might actually be able to start traveling...
Goodness Katja you paint a very evocative picture of the city and people. I am so looking forward to reading your book. Also looking forward to hearing you speak about it at Blackwells in Oxford and KCL. I’ve driven down might as well pop up to London. A great read on Sunday morning.
I spent a few days in Weimar about 25 years ago (must go back) and stayed at the Hotel Elephant - I had no idea at the time about Onkel Adolf's suite.
Apart from the Goethe and Schiller-related attractions, and Buchenwald, one thing I remember very clearly is the restoration underway at the time. My wife and I were astonished to come across a street (can't recall which) where half the houses had been restored to their original spruce appearance, and the other half were run-down, partially derelict and still awaiting the start of work on them. Just in one small street it was striking to witness how much money was being poured into 'reconstructing' the DDR.
Looking forward to the KCL book event on 5th May...!
Danke, Katja. Ich liebe Geschichte ebenfalls und stimme zu, dass es wichtig ist, sich an den menschlichen Aspekt zu erinnern. Als jemand, der sich mit meiner eigenen Familiengeschichte beschäftigt, steht für mich der menschliche Aspekt an erster Stelle, aber ich versuche auch zu verstehen, wie die allgemeine Geschichte die Dinge beeinflusst und prägt.
A wonderful, evocative piece, thank you. What a thrill to walk the streets of your friend Carl and sit among the ghosts of the great artists in the hotel bar. You really show the joy and value of archival research and connecting with the past (you often do!).
Excellent 👍hopefully you’ll be doing some book signings in the NW England 🤞can’t wait for this , just finished VERTIGO by Harald Jähner , which was a decent read not as good as Aftermath but still a great grounding for your next publication 👏👏👍
Agree with you about both Jæher's books (no umlaut on my keyboard!) Aftermath was more engaging. Katya and Harald are two of my favorite historians now!
Agreed 👏