Liel Leibovitz

Lili Marlene: The Soldiers' Song of World War II

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Lili Marlene, the unlikely anthem of World War II, cut across front lines and ideological divides, uniting soldiers across the globe. This love song, telling the story of a young woman waiting for her lover to return from the battlefield, began as a poem written by a German solider during World War I. The soldier-poet's words found their way to Berlin's decadent cabaret scene in the 1930s, where they were set to music by one of Hitler's favored composers. The song's singer, however, soon found herself torn between her desire for fame and a personal hatred of the Nazi regime. In a gripping and suspenseful narrative, the three artists' remarkab… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Miller, Matthew

ISBN: 978-0-393-06584-8
EAN: 9780393065848
Produktnummer: 3882267
Verlag: W W Norton & Co
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Seitenangabe: 248 S.
Masse: H21.7 cm x B14.0 cm x D2.2 cm 417 g
Gewicht: 417

Über den Autor

Liel Leibovitz is a senior writer for Tablet magazine and teaches at New York University. He is the coauthor of Fortunate Sons, Lili Marlene, and The Chosen Peoples. He lives in New York City.