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The Twilight World

byWerner Herzog, Michael Hofmann (Translator)

Discover the first novel from the iconic filmmaker Werner Herzog

THE FIRST NOVEL FROM LEGENDARY FILMMAKER WERNER HERZOG

1944: Lubang Island, the Philippines. With Japanese troops about to withdraw, Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda was given orders by his superior officer: Hold the island until the Imperial army's return. You are to defend its territory by guerrilla tactics, at all costs.

So began Onoda's long campaign. Soon weeks turned into months, months into years, and years into decades - until eventually time itself seemed to melt away. All the while Onoda continued to fight his fictitious war, at once surreal and tragic, at first with other soldiers, and then, finally, alone, a character in a novel of his own making. . .

Beautiful... Nobody else could have written The Twilight World. It is pure Herzog

Sunday Times

About Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog has produced, written and directed more than seventy features and documentary films, including the multi-award-winning Grizzly Man, Aguirre, The Wrath of God, Fitzcarraldo, My Best Fiend, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Nosferatu, Lessons of Darkness, Little Dieter Needs to Fly, Into the Inferno, Meeting Gorbachev and Encounters at the End of the World.

He has also directed many operas and published more than a dozen books of prose, including Conquest of the Useless, Of Walking on Ice, The Twilight World and, most recently, his acclaimed memoir, Every Man for Himself and God against All.

In 2025 he was awarded a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice International Film Festival.
Details
  • Imprint: Vintage
  • ISBN: 9781529116243
  • Length: 144 pages
  • Dimensions: 197mm x 10mm x 130mm
  • Weight: 110g
  • Price: £9.99
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