Letters to his Parents: 1939-1951
Theodor W. Adorno
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Description for Letters to his Parents: 1939-1951
Hardback. * These letters offer the reader a fascinating insight into the life of one the most important figures of twentieth-century intellectual life. * The letters touch upon issues of great personal and historical significance: the Nazi regime in 1930s Germany and the Second World War; the experience of the intellectual in exile. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 724.
'My dears: this is but a brief note to welcome you to the new world, where you are now no longer all too far away from us. ‘ So begins Adorno’s letter to his parents in May 1939, welcoming them to Cuba where they had just arrived after fleeing from Nazi Germany at the last minute. At the end of 1939 his parents moved again to Florida and then to New York, where they lived from August 1940 until the end of their lives. It is only with Adorno’s move to California at the end of 1941 that his letters ... Read more
'My dears: this is but a brief note to welcome you to the new world, where you are now no longer all too far away from us. ‘ So begins Adorno’s letter to his parents in May 1939, welcoming them to Cuba where they had just arrived after fleeing from Nazi Germany at the last minute. At the end of 1939 his parents moved again to Florida and then to New York, where they lived from August 1940 until the end of their lives. It is only with Adorno’s move to California at the end of 1941 that his letters ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745635422
SKU
V9780745635422
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About Theodor W. Adorno
Theodor W. Adorno, The Frankfurt School
Reviews for Letters to his Parents: 1939-1951
"Adorno’s childhood always served him as a recollected utopia of protected bliss. The publication of his extensive correspondence with his parents well after that paradise was lost demonstrates its enduring power in his adult emotional life. Poignant, loving, anxious, at turns intellectually serious and childishly goofy, these letters not only testify to the strength of his family’s bonds, but also ... Read more