Murder, lust, shame, hypocrisy, and suicide are at the center of The Guiltless, Hermann Broch's postwar novel about the disintegration of European society in the decades preceding the Second World War. Broch's characters--apathetic, cruel, or indolent--are trapped in their indifference, prisoners of a "wakeful somnolence." They may mention the "imbecile Hitler," yet they prefer sex or a nap to any social action. Broch thought such ethical perversity and political apathy paved the way for Nazism and hoped that by ...
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Murder, lust, shame, hypocrisy, and suicide are at the center of The Guiltless, Hermann Broch's postwar novel about the disintegration of European society in the decades preceding the Second World War. Broch's characters--apathetic, cruel, or indolent--are trapped in their indifference, prisoners of a "wakeful somnolence." They may mention the "imbecile Hitler," yet they prefer sex or a nap to any social action. Broch thought such ethical perversity and political apathy paved the way for Nazism and hoped that by revealing Germany's underlying guilt he could purge indifference from his own and future generations. In The Guiltless, Broch captures how ennui--a very human failing--evolves into something dehumanizing and dangerous.
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Fine. Size: 8vo 8"-9" tall; Translated from the original German of Hermann Broch by Ralph Manheim in 1950, being a First North Point Press edition thus. A critical success when it was first published, Broch scrutinizes the pathos and apathy of early-mid 20th century Europe that allowed and enabled the rise of fascism, the "guilty guiltless"; he follows families and individuals prior to W.W.I.I. Originally published in 1950. History repeats itself. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf-and edge-wear. 292 pp. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
