Werner Herzog has produced, written, and directed more than fifty films, including Nosferatu the Vampyre; Aguirre, the Wrath of God; Fitzcarraldo; and Grizzly Man. He grew up in a remote mountain village in Bavaria and now lives in Los Angeles, California.
"A poetic rendering of a fraught and wild pilgrimage."--Kirkus
Reviews"Herzog's slight narrative is captivating because his
experiences humanize the legendary filmmaker. He is full of
curiosity and wonder. Even when he meanders into strange asides,
Herzog remains interesting."--Publishers Weekly"Herzog's private
dairy of his journey was first published four years later on.
Titled Of Walking in Ice, it's now being reissued by the University
of Minnesota Press. It is a weird and wonderful document--a vital
record of Herzog's creation of his famous, baffling
self."--Slate"Perversely compelling...Herzog's account begs to be
read aloud."--New York Times"Of Walking in Ice is not always
particularly easy or pleasant to read. Nonetheless, Herzog's
tortuous prose makes you feel his pain. The further you read, the
more you feel the anguish of the repetitiveness of walking
alone."--Full Stop"You almost forget that Herzog must have been
writing these entries at the end of the day, because of course he
couldn't walk and experience and chronicle at the same time. And
yet, like film, there is a vital sense of the now in his
writing."--Film International
"Herzog's existential journey through a hostile winter landscape is
one of the great modern pilgrimages--a record of physical
suffering, of hallucination and ecstatic revelation, of portents
and animals, of the wreckage of history and myth. Of Walking in Ice
has the eerie power of the best fairytales. It hits you with the
force of dreams and leaves you with the taste of snow-filled
air."--Helen Macdonald"Surely the strangest, strongest walking book
I know, it tells the story of a winter pilgrimage, made in
desperation and in hope. At once a diary, a blizzard of weather and
memories, and the record of a ritual: only Herzog could have
written this weird, slender classic."--Robert Macfarlane"Herzog's
pilgrimage is a fugue and an absurdist comedy as rich as anything
in his cinema."--Iain Sinclair
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