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| caption = First edition (publ. [[Carl Hanser Verlag|Hanser]]) |
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| name = Of Walking |
| name = Of Walking in Ice |
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| title_orig = Vom Gehen im Eis |
| title_orig = Vom Gehen im Eis |
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| translator = |
| translator = Martje Herzog <br> Alan Greenberg |
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| author = [[Werner Herzog]] |
| author = [[Werner Herzog]] |
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| country = Germany |
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| language = German |
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| genre = [[Diary]] |
| genre = [[Diary]] |
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| publisher = Free Association |
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| release_date = [[1978 in literature|1978]] |
| release_date = [[1978 in literature|1978]] |
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| english_release_date = [[2008 in literature|2008]] |
| english_release_date = [[2008 in literature|2008]] |
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| media_type = Print ([[ |
| media_type = Print {{small|([[paperback]])}} |
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| pages = 68 |
| pages = 68 |
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| isbn = 978-0-9796121-0-7 |
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| oclc= 194118757 |
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'''''Of Walking in Ice''''' ({{langx|de|Vom Gehen im Eis}}) is the diary of the German film director [[Werner Herzog]], published in 1978 and reissued by [[University of Minnesota Press]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=Walking with Werner Herzog |url=https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/3890-walking-with-werner-herzog |website=criterion.com |publisher=The Criterion Collection |access-date=1 April 2020 |date=2 February 2016}}</ref> It was written in German and translated into English. |
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'''''Of Walking In Ice''''' is the published diary by German film director [[Werner Herzog]] published in 1978. It was written in [[German language|German]] and translated to [[English language|English]]. |
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The diary was written and takes place between November 23 and December 14, 1974. In the foreword, Herzog says that he received a call from a friend in Paris, informing him that his close friend, the German film historian [[Lotte H. Eisner]], was ill and dying. Herzog was determined to prevent this, and believed that an act of walking would keep Eisner from death.<ref name="Nation">{{cite web |last1=Isenberg |first1=Noah |title=Werner Herzog’s Maniacal Quests |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/werner-herzogs-maniacal-quests/ |website=thenation.com |publisher=The Nation |access-date=1 April 2020 |date=7 January 2016}}</ref> He took a jacket, a compass and a duffel bag of the barest essentials and, wearing a pair of new boots, set off on a three-week pilgrimage from [[Munich]] to [[Paris]] through the deep chill and snowstorms of winter.<ref name="Nation"/> |
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The book is the diary by [[Werner Herzog]]. It was written and takes place between November 23 and December 14, 1974. In the foreword Herzog says that he had a call from a friend in Paris, informing him that his close friend and film historian [[Lotte Eisner]] was ill, and was probably going to die. He sets off to [[Paris]] from [[Munich]] believing that he would save Eisner from death by arriving on foot. The book is the complete diary during his journey, only a few private remarks have been omitted. |
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Latest revision as of 08:47, 21 October 2024
 First edition (publ. Hanser) | |
| Author | Werner Herzog |
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| Original title | Vom Gehen im Eis |
| Translator | Martje Herzog Alan Greenberg |
| Language | German |
| Genre | Diary |
| Publisher | Free Association |
Publication date | 1978 |
| Publication place | Germany |
Published in English | 2008 |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 68 |
| ISBN | 978-0-9796121-0-7 |
| OCLC | 194118757 |
Of Walking in Ice (German: Vom Gehen im Eis) is the diary of the German film director Werner Herzog, published in 1978 and reissued by University of Minnesota Press in 2015.[1] It was written in German and translated into English.
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[edit]The diary was written and takes place between November 23 and December 14, 1974. In the foreword, Herzog says that he received a call from a friend in Paris, informing him that his close friend, the German film historian Lotte H. Eisner, was ill and dying. Herzog was determined to prevent this, and believed that an act of walking would keep Eisner from death.[2] He took a jacket, a compass and a duffel bag of the barest essentials and, wearing a pair of new boots, set off on a three-week pilgrimage from Munich to Paris through the deep chill and snowstorms of winter.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Walking with Werner Herzog". criterion.com. The Criterion Collection. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ a b Isenberg, Noah (7 January 2016). "Werner Herzog's Maniacal Quests". thenation.com. The Nation. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
