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Ernst J眉nger

Born

in Heidelberg, Germany

March 29, 1895

Died

February 17, 1998

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Literature & Fiction, Memoir, Philosophy

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Max Stirner; Friedrich Nietzsche; Arthur Schopenhauer; Johann Wolfgang ...more

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Ernst J眉nger was a decorated German soldier and author who became famous for his World War I memoir Storm of Steel. The son of a successful businessman and chemist, J眉nger rebelled against an affluent upbringing and sought adventure in the Wandervogel, before running away to briefly serve in the French Foreign Legion, an illegal act. Because he escaped prosecution in Germany due to his father's efforts, Junger was able to enlist on the outbreak of war. A fearless leader who admired bravery above all else, he enthusiastically participated in actions in which his units were sometimes virtually annihilated. During an ill-fated German offensive in 1918 Junger's WW1 career ended with the last and most serious of his many woundings, and he was aw Ernst J眉nger was a decorated German soldier and author who became famous for his World War I memoir Storm of Steel. The son of a successful businessman and chemist, J眉nger rebelled against an affluent upbringing and sought adventure in the Wandervogel, before running away to briefly serve in the French Foreign Legion, an illegal act. Because he escaped prosecution in Germany due to his father's efforts, Junger was able to enlist on the outbreak of war. A fearless leader who admired bravery above all else, he enthusiastically participated in actions in which his units were sometimes virtually annihilated. During an ill-fated German offensive in 1918 Junger's WW1 career ended with the last and most serious of his many woundings, and he was awarded the Pour le M茅rite, a rare decoration for one of his rank.

Junger served in World War II as captain in the German Army. Assigned to an administrative position in Paris, he socialized with prominent artists of the day such as Picasso and Jean Cocteau. His early time in France is described in his diary G盲rten und Stra脽en (1942, Gardens and Streets). He was also in charge of executing younger German soldiers who had deserted. In his book Un Allemand 脿 Paris , the writer Gerhard Heller states that he had been interested in learning how a person reacts to death under such circumstances and had a morbid fascination for the subject.

J眉nger appears on the fringes of the Stauffenberg bomb plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler (July 20, 1944). He was clearly an inspiration to anti-Nazi conservatives in the German Army, and while in Paris he was close to the old, mostly Prussian, officers who carried out the assassination attempt against Hitler. He was only peripherally involved in the events however, and in the aftermath suffered only dismissal from the army in the summer of 1944, rather than execution.

In the aftermath of WW2 he was treated with some suspicion as a closet Nazi. By the latter stages of the Cold War his unorthodox writings about the impact of materialism in modern society were widely seen as conservative rather than radical nationalist, and his philosophical works came to be highly regarded in mainstream German circles. Junger ended his extremely long life as a honoured establishment figure, although critics continued to charge him with the glorification of war as a transcending experience. ...more

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	Storm of Steel 4.15 avg rating — 20,060 ratings — published 1920 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On the Marble Cliffs by Ernst J眉nger, Stuart Hood (Translation), George Steiner (Introduction) 3.79 avg rating — 2,341 ratings — published 1939 — 94 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Glass Bees by Ernst J眉nger, Bruce Sterling 3.70 avg rating — 1,700 ratings — published 1957 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Forest Passage by Ernst J眉nger, Thomas Friese (Translator), Russell A. Berman (Introduction) 4.10 avg rating — 1,278 ratings — published 1951 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Pain by Ernst J眉nger, Russell A. Berman (Introduction), David C. Durst (Translator) 3.87 avg rating — 700 ratings — published 1934 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eumeswil by Ernst J眉nger, Joachim Neugroschel (Translator) 4.22 avg rating — 616 ratings — published 1977 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	War as an Inner Experience by Ernst J眉nger, Kasey James Elliott (Translator) 4.25 avg rating — 373 ratings — published 1922 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sturm 3.75 avg rating — 356 ratings — published 1923 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A German Officer in Occupied Paris: The War Journals, 1941-1945 by Ernst J眉nger, Elliot Y. Neaman (Foreword), Thomas S. Hansen (Translator) 4.24 avg rating — 289 ratings — published 1949 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Das abenteuerliche Herz: Zweite Fassung - Figuren und Capriccios 4.14 avg rating — 246 ratings — published 1938 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Today only the person who no longer believes in a happy ending, only he who has consciously renounced it, is able to live. A happy century does not exist; but there are moments of happiness, and there is freedom in the moment.”
― Ernst J眉nger, The Glass Bees

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“I came to realize that one single human being, comprehended in his depth, who gives generously from the treasures of his heart, bestows on us more riches than Caesar or Alexander could ever conquer. Here is our kingdom, the best of monarchies, the best republic. Here is our garden, our happiness.”
― Ernst J眉nger, The Glass Bees

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“Habent sua fata libelli et balli [Books and bullets have their own destinies]”
― Ernst J眉nger, Storm of Steel

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