![]() It was first published in 1978, and appeared in an English translation by Alan Greenberg, published by Jonathan Cape in 1980. Herzog documents everything he saw and felt on his quest to his friend's bedside, from poetic descriptions of the frozen landscape and harsh weather conditions to the necessity of finding shelter in vacant or abandoned houses and the intense loneliness of his solo excursion.Includes, for the first time, Werner Herzog's 1982 'Tribute to Lotte Eisner' upon her receipt of the. The book Luke is here to discuss is Of Walking in Ice, the legendary German filmmaker Werner Herzog’s account of the journey he made from Munich to Paris on foot in December 1974 to visit the doyenne of German film, Lotte Eisner, who he believed to be dying. Of Walking in Iceis Herzog's beautifully written, much-admired, yet often-overlooked diary account of that journey. He’s co-founder and editor of The Quietus and writes for a variety of publications. In 2019 he’s been co-curating a programme of arts events celebrating the landscape and people of Epping Forest as part of Waltham Forest's stint as the first London Borough of Culture. Luke has also been selected by Val McDiarmid as one of 10 most important LGBT+ writers for a British Council and National Centre for Writing initiative. Our guest is Luke Turner, author of the acclaimed memoir Out of the Woodswhich was shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize and longlisted for the Polari Prize for first book by an LGBT+ writer. This episode was recorded live at the End of the Road Festival. ![]()
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