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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Karl Kraus ranks as one of the greatest twentieth century satirists. This collection features key essay such as 'A Crown for Zion' and 'In These Great Times', a crucial scene from 'The Last Days of Mankind', and a selection of aphorisms. Translated from the German, with an introduction, by Patrick Healy.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><em>'People do not understand German, but I will not write for them in journalese ...'</em></p> <p>Karl Kraus (1874-1936) ranks as one the greatest twentieth-century satirists. His inventive, subversive and acutely insightful work remains as relevant today as it was a century ago. In 1899, Kraus established his own journal, <em>Die Fackel</em> (The Torch), and began 'to drain the marsh of empty phrase-making', aiming at targets such as the press, Zionism and psychoanalysis.</p> <p>In Kraus' view, much of Vienna's social and political divide - where the issue of immigration created mounting tensions and a virulent rise in anti-Semitism - was caused by the mass-circulation of the press and its manipulation of public opinion. This view dominates his most outstanding creative achievement, the apocalyptic drama written in response to the outbreak of WWI, <em> The Last Days of Mankind</em>.</p> <p>Alongside key essays such as 'A Crown for Zion', 'Salomé' and 'In These Great Times', this collection features a crucial scene from <em>The Last Days of Mankind</em>, as well as a selection of aphorisms culled from <em>Die Fackel</em>.</p> <p>Praise for Patrick Healy's translation of <em>The Last Days of Mankind</em>: </p> <p><em>'Healy conveys the communal bewilderment and rage in a dazzling vernacular as a chorus of voices reacts to the outbreak of the Great War and the hell it created. [...] It sizzles and flares.' </em>- Eileen Battersby in <em>The Irish Times</em></p> <p> </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>Praise for Patrick Healy's translation of <em>The Last Days of Mankind</em> </p> <p><em>'Healy conveys the communal bewilderment and rage in a dazzling vernacular as a chorus of voices reacts to the outbreak of the Great War and the hell it created. [...] It sizzles and flares.' </em>- Eileen Battersby in <em>The Irish Times</em></p><br>

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