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The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914 is a book by Australian historian Christopher Clark, first published in 2012.The book covers the causes of the First World War, starting in 1903 with the murder of Alexander I of Serbia and ending with the outbreak of World War One.
French mathematician Alexandre Grothendieck wrote about The Sleepwalkers that "The metaphor of the 'sleepwalker' was inspired by the title of the wonderful book 'the sleepwalkers' by Koestler". [6] Irish writer John Banville stated that the "original idea" of his Revolutions Trilogy came from his reading of The Sleepwalkers, [7] and also that ...
The Sleepwalkers (German: Die Schlafwandler) is a 1930s novel in three parts, by the Austrian novelist and essayist Hermann Broch.Opening in 1888, the first part is built around a young Prussian army officer; the second in 1903 around a Luxembourger bookkeeper; and the third in 1918 around an Alsatian wine dealer.
Broch's first major literary work was the trilogy The Sleepwalkers (Die Schlafwandler), published in three volumes from 1930 to 1932.Broch centers the essay "Zerfall der Werte" ("The Disintegration of Values") in the final novel, providing an overarching theory of the trilogy's form and approach to contemporary culture. [11]
The Sleepwalkers: A History of Man's Changing Vision of the Universe. ISBN 978-0-14-019246-9 An account of changing scientific paradigms. 1960. The Watershed: A Biography of Johannes Kepler. (excerpted from The Sleepwalkers.) ISBN 978-0-385-09576-1; 1960. The Lotus and the Robot, ISBN 978-0-09-059891-5. Koestler's journey to India and Japan ...
To be sure, "The Sleepwalkers" skirts the unsavory, but Thomas isn't going for subtlety. Hers is a Grand Guignol sensibility that any "White Lotus" fan will get — and applaud. Maren Longbella is ...
The Trump administration has placed on leave over 100 employees who work on environmental justice programs at the Environmental Protection Agency, and is pursuing staff reductions in similar ...
Another German award was bestowed on Clark for his book Preußen: Aufstieg und Niedergang 1600–1947 by German President Christian Wulff in November 2010. Chris Clark was the first foreigner to be awarded the German Historians' Prize [Deutscher Historikerpreis]. [28] 2013 Cundill Prize, finalist, for The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went To War In ...