His memoir begins with the challenges of his childhood in Bavaria and follows the threads of the issues he has dealt with, from child soldiers in Honduras to writing the Bronze Age Linear B
Werner Herzog he traveled the ends of the earth for his art, from rapids along the Amazon River to the rim of an active volcano in Antarctica.
But Herzog’s views are what fascinate fans of the German director. As revealed in his new memoir, “Every Man for Himself and God Against All” – phrase that served as the original title of the 1974 film “The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser”Herzog’s filmography represents only a small portion of the adventures that have shaped his theory of the world.
The memoir begins with the challenges of his childhood in Bavaria and follows the threads of the issues he dealt with, from child soldiers in Honduras to the writing of the Bronze Age Linear B.
“It could be five times longer, but it’s only 350 pageshe told Variety of the manuscript, which he wrote in his native German and then commissioned poet Michael Hoffman to translate.
“For more than 40 years I have been saying, but no one listens, that my poetry and prose will probably surpass my filmssaid Herzog, who has always approached screenwriting as a genre of literature.
Werner Herzog, Who Recorded the Audio Version of His Memoir, Insists His Words Will Outlive His Movies https://t.co/bRDWv1Q1Ig
— Variety (@Variety) October 3, 2023
“Until the age of 11, Munich-born Herzog didn’t even know cinema existed. His interest in films began at the age of 15, but no one was willing to finance them. He was working the night shift as a welder in a steel factory. He started traveling on foot. He made his first phone call at the age of 17 and his first film, in 1961 at the age of 19. The highly productive professional life that followed spanned seven continents and included both documentary and fiction.” is mentioned in the summary of the book.
In the “Every Man for Himself and God Against All” which is both a personal record of his life and a unique literary masterpiece that will captivate fans old and new, as noted, Herzog unfolds and relives the most important experiences, telling his story for the first and only time.
Werner Herzog has produced, written and directed over 60 films and documentaries, including Aguirre, Nosferatu, Fitzcarraldo, Little Dieter Needs to Fly, My Best Fiend, Grizzly Man, Encounters at the End of the World and Cave of Forgotten . He also founded his own Film School. He lives in Munich and Los Angeles.
The book is released by Penguin Press on October 10.
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