Description: Presented in a new edition with expanded notes, this genre-defying meditation on the semiotics of late-1920s Weimar culture, composed of 60 short prose pieces that vary wildly in style and theme, offers a fresh opportunity to encounter Walter Benjamin at his most virtuosic and experimental, writing in a vein that anticipates later masterpieces.
Brief description: Greil Marcus is the author of The Doors, Mystery Train, and other books.
Review Quotes: One-Way Street is Benjamin's most daring and experimental book; though short, it contains a wide range of genres ranging from aphorisms and political satire to maxims and instructions.--Carolin Duttlinger "Times Literary Supplement" (5/17/2017 12:00:00 AM)