The Gallery of Miracles and Madness: Insanity, Art and Hitler's First Mass-Murde

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE The Gallery of Miracles and Madness by Charlie English A riveting tale, brilliantly told Philippe SandsThe little-known story of Hitlers war on modern art and the mentally ill. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A riveting tale, brilliantly told Philippe SandsThe little-known story of Hitlers war on modern art and the mentally ill. In the first years of the Weimar Republic, the German psychiatrist Hans Prinzhorn gathered a remarkable collection of works by schizophrenic patients that would astonish and delight the world.The Prinzhorn collection, as it was called, inspired a new generation of artists, including Paul Klee, Max Ernst and Salvador Dali. What the doctor could not have known, however, was that these works would later be used to prepare the ground for mass-murder.Soon after his rise to power, Hitler—a failed artist of the old school—declared war on modern art. The Nazis staged giant Degenerate Art shows to ridicule the avant-garde, and seized and destroyed the cream of Germanys modern art collections. This action was mere preparation, however, for the even more sinister campaign Hitler would later wage against so-called "degenerate" people, and Prinzhorns artists were caught up in both. Bringing together inspirational art history, genius and madness, and the wanton cruelty of the fanatical "artist-FÜhrer", this astonishing story lays bare the culture war that paved the way for Hitlers first extermination programme, the psychiatric Holocaust. Author Biography Charlie English is the former head of international news at the Guardian. A fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, he is the author of The Snow Tourist and the widely acclaimed The Book Smugglers of Timbuktu. He lives in London. Review A superbly told story of worlds colliding …Theres so much thats wonderful about this book; its hard to know where to start heaping praise. It is by turns intriguing, tragic, horrifying and occasionally funnyThe TimesEnglish has written a terrific book, taut and thematic … As beautiful as it is bleakGuardianEngrossing …The work of these artists, much of which miraculously survived the war, lives on as testament to the variety of human experience, and of ways to communicate what it feels like to be aliveEconomistCompelling … The twin strands of Hitlers thinking on art and racial purity draw remorselessly together … MemorableLiterary ReviewA riveting tale, brilliantly toldPhilippe SandsA fascinating new bookDaily MailFascinating … Journalist English unpacks Hitlers mad campaign against mentally ill artists … Englishs story feels strikingly relevant. While shedding new light on this piece of history, English also provides a cautionary tale for the futurePublishers WeeklyAn extraordinary, deeply researched work which is a testament to the Prinzhorn artistsThe TabletPerhaps only in 1920s Weimar Germany where expressionism and dadaism were exploring the dark sides of sex and fantasy could the art of the mentally ill first get its due. And perhaps only in Germany could the story Charlie English tells so well have ended in such horror. English takes us through uncharted artistic waters in a narrative of great humanity: a gripping journey into art, madness and modern historyJonathan Jones, author of SensationsDazzling … This poignant narrative centres on the complicated psychiatrist Hans Prizhorn and the eccentric patient artists whose work helped usher in a new epoch of the modernist avant-garde only to become fodder for Hitlers hateful ideology of "degeneration". Richly wrought, and deeply researchedSusannah Cahalan, author of Brain on Fire Review Quote ADVANCE PRAISE FOR THE GALLERY OF MIRACLES AND MADNESS Dazzling. The Gallery of Miracles and Madness explores a little-known chapter of World War II - the story of psychiatric art and the rise of the Third Reich. This poignant narrative centres on the complicated psychiatrist Hans Prizhorn and the eccentric patient artists whose work helped usher in a new epoch of the modernist avant-garde only to become fodder for Hitlers hateful ideology of "degeneration". Richly wrought, and deeply researched, its also a salient reminder to beware of pseudoscience Susannah Cahalan, author of Brain on Fire and The Great Pretender PRAISE FOR CHARLIE ENGLISHS THE BOOK SMUGGLERS OF TIMBUKTU An exemplary work of investigative journalism that is also a wonderfully colourful book of history and travel William Dalrymple, Observer, Books of the Year This spellbinding record of Timbuktus intellectual heritage blends accounts of European explorers to the ancient city with contemporary reportage New Yorker A piece of postmodern historiography of quite extraordinary sophistication and ingenuity [written with] exceptional delicacy and restraint TLS Part reportage, part history, part romance and wholly gripping a riveting read Sunday Times A fascinating account of Timbuktus history and the brave and crazy adventurers who sought death and glory trying to get there The Times Gripping written with journalistic verve Sunday Telegraph Running alongside Mr English s lively telling of the quest for Timbuktu is a thrilling account of a more recent story: the daring evacuation of hundred of thousands of Timbuktu s manuscripts by its librarians during the jihadist occupation in 2012 The two stories illuminate each other, but somewhat obliquely. It is nonetheless a brilliant device Economist Feature * Charlie English is former foreign editor of the Guardian and author of The Book Smugglers of Timbuktu * This is the first work in English to follow the parallel stories of Hans Prinzhorn and Adolf Hitler. Competition: The Five;Hare with the Amber Eyes;The Kindly Ones;The Hitler Years;Travellers in the Third Reich;The Broken House;Appeasing Hitler. Hallie Rubenhold;AS Byatt;Jonathan Littell;Frank McDonough;Julia Boyd;Ben Macintyre;Philippe Sands;William Dalrymple;Laurence Rees;Horst Kruger;Tim Bouverie Details ISBN0008299625 Author Charlie English ISBN-10 0008299625 ISBN-13 9780008299620 Format Hardcover Year 2021 Short Title The Gallery of Miracles and Madness Language English Publication Date 2021-08-05 UK Release Date 2021-08-05 Imprint William Collins Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 336 Illustrator Elisa Ferro Edited by Kazimierz Wiatr Birth 1968 Affiliation Marquette University Position Assistant Professor Qualifications Ph.D. Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Subtitle Insanity, Art and Hitlers First Mass-Murder Programme Alternative 9780008299644 DEWEY 701.15 Audience General AU Release Date 2021-10-26 NZ Release Date 2021-10-26 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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