Fleur et flamme

by Emmy Hennings, Sacha Zilberfarb (Translator), Rebecka Tollens (Cover Art)

Emmy Blume und Flamme. Die autobiografische Geschichte einer Jugend Der Text dieser Ausgabe wurde behutsam an die neue deutsche Rechtschreibung angepasst. Gesetzt aus der Minion Pro, 11 pt. Henricus - Edition Deutsche Klassik GmbH

328 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Emmy Hennings (born Emma Maria Cordsen; also known as Emmy Ball-Hennings) was a poet and performing artist, and, with Hugo Ball, founder of the Dadaist Cabaret Voltaire. A vulnerable artist, the poet Erich Mühsam called her an "erotic genius"; for Hermann Hesse she was "a fairy-tale bird and a little angel"; and her partner Hugo Ball asked admiringly: "Are you aware of the sheer power of your singing voice?" That Hennings was able to radiate such magic is remarkable – not least because her life was plagued by material and psychological hardship, displacement, drugs, prostitution, illness and prison. She struggled with various disabilities throughout her life, but the power of her poetry and charismatic stage presence outshone the misery and privations.

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Reviews

[Garance · Rating 5 out of 5]

Très très beau récit de vie, de vie simple, quotidienne, normale, normalité dont le récit tire son charme, ce qui m'a beaucoup touchée. Le style est simple, évocateur, beau tout simplement.