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Twilight World
Werner Herzog
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Description for Twilight World
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In his first novel, Werner Herzog tells a hypnotic tale inspired by the true story of a Japanese soldier who defended a small island for twenty-nine years after the end of WWII 1944: Lubang Island, the Philippines. With Japanese troops about to withdraw, Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda was given orders by his superior officer: Hold the island until the Imperial army's return. You are to defend its territory by guerrilla tactics, at all costs. So began Onoda's long campaign. Soon weeks turned into months, months into years, and years into decades - until eventually time ... Read more
In his first novel, Werner Herzog tells a hypnotic tale inspired by the true story of a Japanese soldier who defended a small island for twenty-nine years after the end of WWII 1944: Lubang Island, the Philippines. With Japanese troops about to withdraw, Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda was given orders by his superior officer: Hold the island until the Imperial army's return. You are to defend its territory by guerrilla tactics, at all costs. So began Onoda's long campaign. Soon weeks turned into months, months into years, and years into decades - until eventually time ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781529116243
SKU
9781529116243
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About Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog has produced, written and directed more than fifty feature and documentary films, including the multi-award-winning Grizzly Man, Aguirre, The Wrath of God, Fitzcarraldo, My Best Fiend, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Nosferatu, Lessons of Darkness, Littler Dieter Needs To Fly, Into the Inferno, Meeting Gorbachev and Encounters At The End of the World. He has also directed many operas ... Read more
Reviews for Twilight World
Beautiful... Nobody else could have written The Twilight World. It is pure Herzog
Sunday Times
Herzog's writing bristles with the same eerie and uncompromising energy as his films. His jungle pulses with hallucinatory life
Guardian
An enthralling novel that explores the nature of time and warfare with great mastery
Mail on Sunday
A mesmerising ... Read more
Sunday Times
Herzog's writing bristles with the same eerie and uncompromising energy as his films. His jungle pulses with hallucinatory life
Guardian
An enthralling novel that explores the nature of time and warfare with great mastery
Mail on Sunday
A mesmerising ... Read more