[Juenger-list] Josef Goebbels

[olaf.schroeter@gmx.de (Olaf Schroeter)]

Gary Kern schrieb:

> A curious item for your delectation.
>
> Recently I was talking with a friend about the Nazis, and naturally we
> referred to Josef Goebbels.  He mentioned in passing that Goebbels had
> written novels before becoming Hitler's minister of propaganda.  It was
> just one of those casual remarks, like referring to Hitler's artwork.
>
> Later I wondered:  It it really so?  I believe that Goebbels was a
> journalist, but did he actually write novels?  Were any every published,
> even as archival materials?  I recall that his diaries were published
> some years ago, and I believe they were authentic, unlike the Hitler
> diaries; but I've never heard of novels before.
>
> Could someone on the J=FCnger list clarify the matter for me?  The
> connection with EJ is not hard to make.  Goebbels, as an aspiring
> writer, might have admired what he saw in EJ.  I hasten to add that it
> would not have been EJ's fault if he did.
>
> GK
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Dear Gary,

yes, Goebbels did write and publish at least one novel. It's called "Michael
- ein deutsches Schicksal" and was published in 1929. In one of the zillion
books I read on Juenger there's something about Goebbels fancying hinself as
something of a colleague of EJ, at the same time being rather jealous of his
success, as Goebbels' novel pretts much failed. If you type Goebbels -
Michael - Roman at any old search engine you'll find some more info easily.

All the best from Berlin

Olaf

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