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He was really a pretty funny guy if you give him a chance... - By: , 29 Mar 1999
"Walter Benjamin is now recognized as one of the most accute analysts of literary & sociological phenomena of the nineteenth & twentieth centuries. A companion volume to Illuminations, the earlier collection of Benjamin's writings, Reflections presents a new sampling of his wide-ranging work. In addition to literary criticism, it contains autobiograohical narration & travel pieces, aphorisms, & philosophical-theological speculations. Most of Benjamin's writings on Brecht & his celebrated essay on Karl Kraus are included."

Enjoy charming anecdotes like "Hashishin Marseilles" & the sardonic incites of "One-Way Street" (Germans, Drink German Beer!) as you peruse the timeless thoughts of a persecuted man.