Books by Harry Kessler
“These are the diaries of, I would argue, one of the most interesting characters in Weimar Germany. There are lots of interesting characters in the Weimar Republic, but he stands out not just for biographical reasons, but because he is one of the main chroniclers of what is going on in those years.” Read more...
The best books on The Weimar Republic
Robert Gerwarth, Historian
Interviews where books by Harry Kessler were recommended
The best books on The Weimar Republic, recommended by Robert Gerwarth
The Weimar Republic was not doomed to fail, says the historian Robert Gerwarth; it was, in many ways, popularly rooted and successful, and its artistic achievements remain influential to this day. Here he selects five books that illustrate the rich cultural life of the Weimar Republic, its pioneering modernism and the febrile political atmosphere that gripped it in the wake of the Great Depression.
