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Ernst Jünger (German pronunciation: [ɛʁnst ˈjʏŋɐ]; 29 March 1895 – 17 February 1998) was a German author, highly decorated soldier, philosopher, and entomologist who became publicly known for his World War I memoir Storm of Steel.
Ernst Jünger (born March 29, 1895, Heidelberg, Ger.—died Feb. 16, 1998, Wilflingen) was a German novelist and essayist, an ardent militarist who was one of the most complex and contradictory figures in 20th-century German literature.
Jun 26, 2023 · Ernst Jünger, the stylish supervillain of twentieth-century German literature, fit the profile of a war hero, however dubious the title may seem in retrospect.
Storm of Steel (German: In Stahlgewittern; original English title: In Storms of Steel) is the memoir of German officer Ernst Jünger's experiences on the Western Front during the First World War from December 1914 to August 1918. The book is a graphic account of trench warfare.
Dec 14, 2022 · Jünger spent the Second World War as a military censor in Nazi-occupied Paris, where he kept up his ironic circle of acquaintances. His closest companions during this time included the prominent legal scholar Carl Schmitt, a racist and an early supporter of the Nazi Party.
Feb 17, 1998 · Jünger, Ernst (Hans Sturm) Writer. Born 28 March 1895 in Heidelberg, Germany. Died 17 February 1998 in Riedlingen, Germany. Ernst Jünger was a German writer. His book Storm of Steel ( In Stahlgewittern) is considered one of the best-known literary accounts of the experience of the First World War.
Ernst Jünger is an insurance actuary’s worst nightmare — he smoked, drank, experimented with drugs, served in two world wars, sustained multiple injuries, and yet died only one month shy of 103. And his exploits on the front!
Feb 17, 1998 · Ernst Jünger 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, Jünger 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.
May 29, 2021 · For his critics, he was a cold, unfeeling fascist who gloried in violence, had limited sympathy for human suffering, “cleared the way” for National Socialism, and was an embarrassment to postwar Germany as it sought to come to terms with the Nazi past.
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May 23, 2018 · Ernst Jünger (1895–1998) was a German soldier and a controversial author who was best known for his militarism and prophetic descriptions of a new world being created by the interplay of nationalism, industrialization, and advances in technology.
