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The film explainer / [electronic resource] Gert Hofmann ; translated from the German by Michael Hofmann.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: German Publication details: Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press, 1996.Edition: Hydra books/Northwestern University Press edDescription: 249 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0810112930 (alk. paper)
  • 9780810112933 (alk. paper)
Uniform titles:
  • Kinoerzähler. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 833/.914 20
LOC classification:
  • PT2668.O376 K5513 1996
Online resources: Summary: The arrival of talking films puts an end to the career of Karl Hofmann, a film explainer, the man who played the piano and interpreted silent films for the audience. The novel follows Hofmann as he places his services at the disposal of the emerging Nazi party.
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The arrival of talking films puts an end to the career of Karl Hofmann, a film explainer, the man who played the piano and interpreted silent films for the audience. The novel follows Hofmann as he places his services at the disposal of the emerging Nazi party.

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