by Hans Magnus Enzensberger · Anagrama · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788433975621
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In 'Hammerstein or Stubbornness', Hans Magnus Enzensberger presents a complex work that focuses on the figure of Baron Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord, a general who took command of the army in 1930 and retired after Hitler secretly revealed his plans in 1933. Through Hammerstein's biography, Enzensberger explores the historical ramifications and contradictions of the 'German case', from Hitler's maneuvers to seize power to the German hesitation between East and West, and from the fall of the Weimar Republic to the failure of the resistance.
This book is at once a historical essay, a family novel, and a sociopolitical reflection, offering a profound and literary vision of a crucial period in German and European history. The work has been acclaimed for its historical rigor and its ability to intertwine Hammerstein's personal life with the great events of his time.
Hans Magnus Enzensberger was a German author, poet, playwright, essayist, translator, and editor. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Andreas Thalmayr, Elisabeth Ambras, Linda Quilt and Giorgio Pellizzi. Enzensberger was regarded as one of the literary founding figures of the Federal Republic of Germany and wrote more than 70 books, with works translated into 40 languages. He was one of the leading authors in Group 47, and influenced the 1968 West German student movement. He was awarded the Georg Büchner Prize and the Pour le Mérite, among many others.
