The Seven Addictions And Five Professions Of Anita Berber, 9781932595123
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The well-illustrated biography of Weimar Berlin’s sordid and influential artist, dancer, playwright and actress.

The Seven Addictions And Five Professions Of Anita Berber

weimar berlin's priestess of decadence

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  • Paperback

    260 pages

  • Release Date

    7 August 2006

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Summary

The Seven Addictions and Five Professions of Anita Berber is the first contemporary biography of a notorious actor/dancer/poet/playwright who scandalized sex-obsessed Weimar Berlin during the 1920s.

In an era where everything was permitted, Anita Berber’s celebrations of “Depravity, Horror and Ecstasy” were condemned and censored. She often haunted Weimar Berlin’s hotel lobbies, nightclubs and casinos, radiantly naked except for an elegant sable wrap, a pet monkey hanging from her ne…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781932595123
ISBN-10:1932595120
Author:Mel Gordon
Publisher:Feral House,U.S.
Imprint:Feral House,U.S.
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:260
Release Date:7 August 2006
Weight:461g
Dimensions:254mm x 177mm
About The Author

Mel Gordon

Mel Gordon is Professor of Theater Arts at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of twelve books, including “The Grand Guignol,” “Dada Performance,” “The Stanislavsky Technique,” and the Feral House titles, “Erik Jan Hanussen: Hitler’s Jewish Clairvoyant” and “The Seven Addictions and Five Professions of Anita Berber.”

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