Conquest of the Useless, 9781784879785
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Herzog’s fever-dream journal: Madness, genius, and a steamship in the jungle.
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Conquest of the Useless

fever dreams in the jungle

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  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    27 October 2025

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Summary

Delirium in the Jungle: The Making of Fitzcarraldo

For the first time, Werner Herzog’s legendary document of his most infamous act - the filming of his masterpiece, Fitzcarraldo.

A fever-dream journal documenting the making of cinema’s most infamous production, from the world’s most visionary director - Werner Herzog.

In 1982, the visionary film director, Werner Herzog, released Fitzcarraldo, a lavish film about a would-be rubber baron who pulls a 320-ton steamship o…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781784879785
ISBN-10:1784879789
Author:Werner Herzog
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Imprint:Vintage Classics
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:27 October 2025
Weight:222g
Dimensions:198mm x 130mm x 21mm
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Critics Review

Reveals Herzog to be witty, compassionate, microscopically observant and?your call?either maniacally determined or admirably persevering. * Los Angeles Times *Hypnotic…Any book by Mr. Herzog…turns his devotees into cryptographers. It is ever tempting to try to fathom his restless spirit and his determination to challenge fate. * New York Times *Reveals Herzog to be witty, compassionate, microscopically observant and - your call - either maniacally determined or admirably persevering. * Los Angeles Times *

About The Author

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog has produced, written and directed more than fifty feature 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, Littler 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 and Of Walking In Ice. The Twilight World is his first book in decades.

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