Každý za sebe a Bůh proti všem

Werner Herzog's long-awaited memoir recounts in 36 short passages scenes and images from the author's incredibly rich life, accompanied by his short reflections. They capture a life spanning a century that would not fit into any of his famous films. The young, perpetually hungry Herzog, with whom his mother has fled from bombed-out Munich to a poor village in the Alps, grows up to be a young man wandering alone in the world, soon to find death lurking in the furthest reaches of Egypt in a fever. He is an enthusiastic and ambition-driven individualist who, in the midst of the jungle, talks quietly to a frantic Klaus Kinski and weeps at the deathbed of his friend Bruce Chatwin. Whether he's talking about situations during filming that sometimes threaten the lives of others, or his relationship with Kinski, there are always risks and strong emotions at play. Filled with an unbridled lust for life and wonder at our wonderful world, this book is a true literary event.

Translated from the German by Radek Charvát.