One of the most accomplished writers and directors of classic Hollywood, Billy Wilder (1906–2002) directed numerous acclaimed films, including Sunset Boulevard (1950), Sabrina (1954), The Seven Year Itch (1955), Witness for the Prosecution (1957), and Some Like It Hot (1959). Featuring Gene D. Phillips's unique, in-depth critical approach, Some Like It Wilder: The Life and Cont...(展开全部)

This volume in The German Library includes the following authors and plays, which best represent the Expressionist movement of the early 20th century: -- Georg Kaiser: Gas I and Gas II-- Ernst Toller: Masses and Man-- Gottfried Benn: Ithaka-- Oskar Kokoschka: Murderer the Women's Hope-- Carl Sternheim: The Bloomers-- Walter Hasenclever: The Son>

Kaiser Wilhelm II, Queen Victoria's eldest grandchild, took over the running of the powerful German Reich from Bismarck and within a couple of decades had led it into world war and collapse. How did the Kaiser come to have so much power? Why was there no one to help him steer a less disastrous course? This book analyses these crucial questions with the help of a wealth of new a...(展开全部)

Kaiser Wilhelm II, Queen Victoria's eldest grandchild, took over the running of the powerful German Reich from Bismarck and within a couple of decades had led it into world war and collapse. How did the Kaiser come to have so much power? Why was there no one to help him steer a less disastrous course? This book analyses these crucial questions with the help of a wealth of new a...(展开全部)

莫妮卡·切尔宁（Monika Czernin，1965 — ），国际知名作家和电影制作人，欧洲科学与艺术学院院士。她对欧洲历史上的关键人物和转折点特别感兴趣，曾拍摄《维也纳会议中的女人们》《玛丽亚·特蕾西娅》等影视作品，著有《安娜•萨赫和她的酒店》《微服出行》等畅销作品。2023年，《微服出行》荣获弗里德里希·席德尔文学奖。 译者简介： 荣玉，译者，毕业于北京外国语大学、德国波恩大学，翻译过多部德语作品，现居德国。