New Books on Heine, Jünger, and a Woman Who Loved Him
Prof. Erhard Schütz reviews new books on Heinrich Heine, Ernst Jünger, and writing journalists. The review highlights a diary entry by Jürgen Ploog on Jünger's death and the surprising memoirs of Umm-El-Banine Assadoulaeff (1905–1992), a Baku oil dynasty scion who fled to Paris, worked as a haute-couture model and journalist, and had a relationship with Jünger. The editor notes the memoirs offer a radical female perspective on Jünger.
Key facts
- Prof. Erhard Schütz reviews new books on Heinrich Heine, Ernst Jünger, and writing journalists.
- Jürgen Ploog, a Lufthansa pilot and Beat poet, noted in his diary on Jünger's death in 1998.
- Umm-El-Banine Assadoulaeff (1905–1992) came from a Baku oil dynasty.
- She fled to Paris from the Red Army.
- She worked as a haute-couture model and journalist.
- Her memoirs provide a radical female perspective on Ernst Jünger.
- The review appears in the current issue of Der Freitag.
Entities
Artists
- Ernst Jünger
- Jürgen Ploog
- Umm-El-Banine Assadoulaeff
- Heinrich Heine
Institutions
- Lufthansa
- Der Freitag
Locations
- Baku
- Paris