The Director by Daniel Kehlmann
G. W. Pabst, a celebrated European film director, flees the rise of Nazism for Hollywood only to find his reputation diminished. When he returns to Austria (renamed Ostmark) because of family illness, he and his family confront the regime’s brutality. Offered a role by Joseph Goebbels in the propaganda apparatus, Pabst faces a wrenching moral and artistic dilemma. The novel explores art, power, and the seductive illusions of the silver screen without revealing historical outcomes.
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- Published
- 2023
- Nationality
- German
- Length
- Moderate
- Pages
- 352
- Original Language
- English
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