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The conventions of the 19th century are receding into the past, and 1913 heralds a new age of unlimited possibility. Kafka falls in love; Louis Armstrong learns to play the trumpet; a young seamstress called Coco Chanel opens her first boutique. Told with Illies's characteristic mixture of evocation and irony, 1913 is the story of the year that shaped the last century. An international bestseller.

Produktbeschreibung
The conventions of the 19th century are receding into the past, and 1913 heralds a new age of unlimited possibility. Kafka falls in love; Louis Armstrong learns to play the trumpet; a young seamstress called Coco Chanel opens her first boutique. Told with Illies's characteristic mixture of evocation and irony, 1913 is the story of the year that shaped the last century. An international bestseller.
Autorenporträt
Florian Illies, geboren 1971 in Schlitz bei Fulda. Bis Dezember 2002 Leitung des Feuilletons der "Frankfurter Allgemeinen Sonntagszeitung" und davor die Berliner Seiten der "FAZ". Derzeit freier Autor in Berlin. 1999 Auszeichnung mit dem "Ernst-Robert-Curtius Förderpreis für Essayistik" und 2014 mit dem "Ludwig-Börne-Preis".