She was not screaming for food. She was screaming: Danger--! Danger--! The screaming did not stop. It howled on, incessantly. Who had dared to unchain the voice of the great Metropolis, which otherwise obeyed no one but Joh Fredersen? Was Joh. Fredersen-no longer in this house? Or was this voice to call him?--this wild roar of: Danger--! Danger--! What danger was threatening Metropolis? Fire could not be alarming the city, to make her roar so, as though she had gone mad. No high tide was threatening Metropolis. These elements were subdued and quiet.
--This text refers to an alternate
Paperback
edition.
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
Language Notes
Text: English, German (translation)
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Free SF Reader,
By Blue Tyson "- Research Finished" (Legion clubhouse) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Metropolis (Paperback)
This is rather didactic, more a book to read for interest rather than fun, as such. Obvious politics and propaganda abound. Some will like the style, and some won't. Obviously it is of academic interest. Politics, eugenics, how far will you go for control and other such themes are front and centre in this work by a German author and film maker.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great novel even better film,
By Georges Dodds (Montreal, QC, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Metropolis (Paperback)
Thea von Harbou (1888-1954) was indeed Fritz Lang's wife and wrote a number of novels/screenplays which Lang produced, including "Il frau im Mond" and "Spione". He divorced her in 1932 when she joined the Nazi party. "Metropolis" dates from 1926, NOT 1888 (von Harbou's birthdate). The first German edition, Berlin: A. Scherl, 273 pp., with a cover based on an original design by Walter Reimann was published in 1926, the anonymous English translation appeared in 1927. It retrospect the book is quite propagandist, but certainly quite unique. A 75th Anniversary edition is available, with numerous illustrations/stills from the film and an introduction by Forrest J. Ackerman, from Sense of Wonder Press, James A. Rock & Co. Publ.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
The Characters are Caricatures,
This review is from: Metropolis (Paperback)
The incessant repetition, the melodramatic characters, and the convoluted prose make Metropolis the novel an excruciating read. Seemingly only a masochist could love this book. Don't say I didn't warn you.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product).
|
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
|
|
