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Oliver Hilmes, borin in 1971, studied history, politics, and psychology in Paris, Marburg, and Potsdam, and holds a doctorate in twentieth-century history. His best-selling work includes Malevolent Muse: The Life of Alma Mahler and Cosima Wagner: The Lady of Bayreuth. Most recently he has published mostra altro Franz Liszt: Musician, Celebrity, Superstar and Ludwig II: Der unzeitgem e Knig. mostra meno

Comprende i nomi: O. Hilmes, Oliver Hilmes

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Informazioni generali

Data di nascita
1971
Sesso
male
Nazionalità
Germany
Luogo di nascita
Viersen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

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Wen Gott liebt, den schickt er NICHT, NIEMALS in eine Künstlerumgebung. Ich schließe das nach dem Studium dieses hervorragenden Buches von Schönheit, Kunst und Narzissmus.

Alma Schindler, die Tochter des Landschaftsmalers Emil Jakob Schindler, kommt sehr früh in Kontakt mit kreativen Menschen, sie ist ein Vaterkind. Ihr Vater stirbt früh, nachdem er ultimative Anerkennung durch den Kronprinzen von Österreich erfuhr, ausgerechnet auf Sylt und unnötigerweise an einem Blinddarm. Auch der Stiefvater ist ein Künstler, Carl Moll. Das Leben von Alma stimmt sich auf kreatives Moll nach dem Tod des geliebten Vaters. Aber auch auf ungeahnte Höhen. Die Ausschläge bei kreativen Menschen sind eben höher und tiefer als bei anderen Personen.

Alma Schindler war die damals wohl schönste Frau in Wien, früh schon begehrt und heiß umworben. Sie ist selbstverständlich dabei, wenn sich berühmte, kreative Menschen treffen und spielt Klavier, komponiert auch. Die Kultur in Wien, Theater, Musik, Kunst und Oper, alles vor der Haustür, und sie mit ihrer „belebenden Beliebtheit“ mittendrin. Diesen Begriff habe ich aus der Strudlhofstiege (Roman von Heimito von Doderer), einem Roman, der auch die Wiener Zeit vor und kurz nach dem 1. WK beschreibt.

Sehr lesenswert und voll schönster, oft aufgeblasener österreichischer Dampfnudelstrudlwörter.
Schönheit wirkt belebend meist bei den anderen. In Gegenwart einer hübschen Frau meinen Männer besondere Mätzchen und Sätzchen bilden zu müssen, kein Wunder, dass junge Frauen dabei schnell gelangweilt sind und narzisstische Züge entwickeln. Ihre Ehe mit Gustav Mahler ist eine Desaster und endet mit dem qualvollen Tod des Komponisten. Schon das würde für ein ganzes Leben reichen, alleine der Tod einer Tochter mit Gustav Mahler in der Villa am Wörthersee setzt einem beim Lesen zu.

Aber AM geht weiter, liebt und verstrickt sich, stürzt sich in immer neue Abenteuer. Gropius, Kokoschka, Werfel sind nur einige Namen ihrer Abenteuer, die ihrem Leben den Drive geben. Ein unwirklich, unglaubliches Buch über eine Frau, die das Leben wohl in allen Höhen und auch den tiefsten Tiefen ausgekostet hat.
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Clu98 | 15 altre recensioni | Feb 18, 2023 |
On the whole, this feels like a good effort at capturing the mood of the Berlin Olympics, which is perhaps the last moment that one could pretend to there being normality before the juggernaut of war is unleashed once again. The one thing that gives me pause is that the library copy that I read was marked up by someone who felt that the author had made a hash of their getting the historic monetary costs of then compared to now wrong, so I don't know how much I should truly trust this work. Still, I have to admit that Hilmes does tell a gripping story, as Hitler and his leadership put their best foot forward, while making their future plans.… (altro)
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Shrike58 | 5 altre recensioni | Mar 20, 2021 |
Hilmes' "Berlin 1936" is a wonderful piece of social history.
Using a background of the Berlin Olympic Games, he takes us into the lives of the wealthy and poor, the privileged and powerful, the oppressed and threatened.
His research is meticulous, and I particularly appreciated the 'What became of...?' chapter that concludes the book.
This is an excellently written history.
 
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buttsy1 | 5 altre recensioni | Nov 2, 2020 |
I received an electronic version of this book, #Berlin1936 from #NetGalley before it was released. This is my honest evaluation of the English translation, due to be published in early 2018.

I really enjoyed reading this book. I found it riveting for a number of reasons. My mother is German, and her family lived through this era in Germany. I visited Germany four decades later, and speak Germany fluently. Before leaving my corporate job to become an educator, I worked for a German multinational firm, so this is a culture with which I thought I was familiar. I also read Erik Larsen's book about the American ambassador to Germany at that time, and I teach American Government and International Relations courses.

With all of that background, I still learned about aspects of history that I did not know. The stylistic choice to present events each day, using the day's documents and reports, did keep it from being a smooth narrative, but while it was something that "bugged" me, I understand and respect the author's decision. Reading about the machinations of the propaganda machine that was the Nazi regime is something that I think would be beneficial to all of us, as a reminder of the dangers of appeasement and overlooking the intolerance of a tyrant in favor of a lot of bling. Hitler managed to do it in 1936. Did Putin do the same in Sochi? Is that what the history books fifty years from now will say?

Read this for a fascinating glimpse into Nazi Germany as it successfully fooled the world by hosting the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did - and if you're wondering about the 5-star rating despite my mention of the structure, it is because it does tell the story in the way the storyteller wants to tell it. So yes, I would definitely recommend this, and already have to several of my colleagues who teach history.
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ptkpepe98 | 5 altre recensioni | Mar 19, 2018 |

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Opere
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Utenti
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Popolarità
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Voto
3.8
Recensioni
22
ISBN
42
Lingue
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