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The Wanderer and His Shadow

Gunnar Decker

Translated by Peter Lewis

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$39.95 • £31.95 • €36.00

ISBN 9780674737884

Publication Date: 11/05/2018

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800 pages

6-3/8 x 9-1/4 inches

40 photos

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Gunnar Decker is the author of numerous biographies, including works on Francis of Assisi, Vincent van Gogh, Rainer Maria Rilke, Ernst Jünger, and Georg Trakl. He is also a film and theater critic, and the editor of the journal Theater der Zeit.

Awards & Accolades

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2019

A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year, 2018

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