Of Walking In Ice

Of Walking In Ice
Author(s)	Werner Herzog
Original title	Vom Gehen im Eis
Translator	Marje Herzog and Alan Greenberg
Country	Germany
Language	German
Genre(s)	Diary
Publisher	Free Association
Publication date	1978
Published in English	2008
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	68
ISBN	978-0-9796121-0-7
OCLC Number	194118757

Of Walking In Ice is the published diary by German film director Werner Herzog published in 1978. It was written in German and translated to English.

Plot summary

The book is the diary by Werner Herzog. It was written and takes place between November 23 and December 14, 1974. In the foreword Herzog says that he had a call from a friend in Paris, informing him that his close friend and film historian Lotte Eisner was ill, and was probably going to die. Herzog claims that German cinema could not do without her and he would not permit her death. Not at that time. So he sets off to Paris from Munich believing that he would save Eisner from death by arriving on foot. The book is the complete diary during his journey, only a few private remarks have been omitted.

External links

• http://www.free-association.org/fa/

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