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Im Keller | Beschreibung und Metadaten

Im Keller von Jan Philipp Reemtsma - Informationen zur Ausgabe

Im Keller gehört zur Kategorie Sachbuch und stammt von Jan Philipp Reemtsma - eine Kombination, die den Titel sowohl fachlich als auch bibliografisch interessant macht. Inhaltlich lässt sich Im Keller folgendermaßen zusammenfassen: Jan Philipp Reemtsma, now forty-seven years old, inherited one of Germany's largest private fortunes. That wealth has made him a potential target all his life. He is also a brilliant intellectual, the founder and director of the Hamburg Institute for Social Research, which has produced much important (sometimes unwelcome) scholarship about Germany's role in the twentieth century. That uncompromising honesty has made both him and the institute the focus of hate groups in recent years. On the evening of March 25, 1996, in front of his house, Reemtsma was attacked, beaten, and abducted. He had no idea where he was going, why he had been taken, who his captors were, or whether he would survive. For the next thirty-three days, he lived chained by the ankle to the wall of a small cellar, the prisoner of kidnappers whose motives, it turned out, were not political but mercenary: they wanted $20 million in exchange for his life. With incredible, unsparing honesty, driven by the will, he says, "to destroy the intimacy that was forced upon me," Reemtsma gives us a completely riveting day-by-day account of his life in the cellar: what it was like--emotionally, psychologically, and physically--and how he managed to survive. He describes the endless days pacing in chains until his ankles bled, the degrading gratitude he felt when given the most basic comforts (food, light, books), the anticipation and utter despair following two failed ransom exchanges, and, most of all, the oddly personal relationship he could not prevent himself from forming with the leader of the kidnappers. He also includes, in all their emotional nakedness, the incredibly moving notes he wrote to his wife and son. Beyond the story itself, Reemtsma makes us understand what it is like to undergo such a trauma; how such an experience, despite a "happy" ending, can nonetheless destroy a person's inner balance; and, ultimately, how the cellar has become a place he now must recognize as part of himself

Einordnung nach Autor, Thema und Ausgabe

Mit der Sprache Deutsch lässt sich Im Keller auch im internationalen oder mehrsprachigen Kontext präzise filtern. Durch die Zuordnung zur Kategorie Sachbuch wird Im Keller auch für thematische Recherchen besonders relevant. Mit dem Erscheinungszeitpunkt 10.1998 lässt sich Im Keller sauber in einen bibliografischen Kontext einordnen. Im Kontext des Gesamtwerks von Jan Philipp Reemtsma lässt sich Im Keller gezielt bibliografisch und thematisch einordnen.

Worum geht es in Im Keller?

Die Beschreibung zeigt, dass Im Keller klar dem Bereich Sachbuch zugeordnet werden kann: Jan Philipp Reemtsma, now forty-seven years old, inherited one of Germany's largest private fortunes. That wealth has made him a potential target all his life. He is also a brilliant intellectual, the founder and director of the Hamburg Institute for Social Research, which has produced much important (sometimes unwelcome) scholarship about Germany's role in the twentieth century. That uncompromising honesty has made both him and the institute the focus of hate groups in recent years. On the evening of March 25, 1996, in front of his house, Reemtsma was attacked, beaten, and abducted. He had no idea where he was going, why he had been taken, who his captors were, or whether he would survive. For the next thirty-three days, he lived chained by the ankle to the wall of a small cellar, the prisoner of kidnappers whose motives, it turned out, were not political but mercenary: they wanted $20 million in exchange for his life. With incredible, unsparing honesty, driven by the will, he says, "to destroy the intimacy that was forced upon me," Reemtsma gives us a completely riveting day-by-day account of his life in the cellar: what it was like--emotionally, psychologically, and physically--and how he managed to survive. He describes the endless days pacing in chains until his ankles bled, the degrading gratitude he felt when given the most basic comforts (food, light, books), the anticipation and utter despair following two failed ransom exchanges, and, most of all, the oddly personal relationship he could not prevent himself from forming with the leader of the kidnappers. He also includes, in all their emotional nakedness, the incredibly moving notes he wrote to his wife and son. Beyond the story itself, Reemtsma makes us understand what it is like to undergo such a trauma; how such an experience, despite a "happy" ending, can nonetheless destroy a person's inner balance; and, ultimately, how the cellar has become a place he now must recognize as part of himself Die vorhandenen Tags verdichten die inhaltliche Einordnung des Buches zusätzlich: Biography, Case studies, Kidnapping, Intellectuals, germany, Kidnapping victims, Kidnapping, 1996 Seitenzahl und Ausgabeform - 221 Seiten im Format pocket - liefern zusätzliche Orientierung für Kauf- und Rechercheentscheidungen.

Ausgabe, Identifikatoren und Referenzen

Im Open-Library-Kontext ist das Werk über OL1943927W sowie die Editionszuordnungen OL42985826M, OL761084M referenzierbar.

Bibliografische Eckdaten dieser Ausgabe

  1. Open-Library-Editions-IDs: OL42985826M, OL761084M
  2. Primäre Kategorie: Sachbuch
  3. Thematische Tags: Biography, Case studies, Kidnapping, Intellectuals, germany, Kidnapping victims, Kidnapping, 1996
  4. Seitenzahl: 221
  5. Verlag: Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag
  6. Sprache: Deutsch
  7. Titel: Im Keller
  8. Open-Library-Work-ID: OL1943927W
  9. Ausgabeform: pocket
  10. Autor beziehungsweise Autoren: Jan Philipp Reemtsma
  11. Internationale Standardbuchnummer (ISBN-10): 3499222213
  12. Veröffentlicht am: 10.1998
  13. Inhaltliche Kurzcharakteristik: Jan Philipp Reemtsma, now forty-seven years old, inherited one of Germany's largest private fortunes. That wealth has made him a potential target all his life. He is also a brilliant intellectual, the founder and director of the Hamburg Institute for Social Research, which has produced much important (sometimes unwelcome) scholarship about Germany's role in the twentieth century. That uncompromising honesty has made both him and the institute the focus of hate groups in recent years. On the evening of March 25, 1996, in front of his house, Reemtsma was attacked, beaten, and abducted. He had no idea where he was going, why he had been taken, who his captors were, or whether he would survive. For the next thirty-three days, he lived chained by the ankle to the wall of a small cellar, the prisoner of kidnappers whose motives, it turned out, were not political but mercenary: they wanted $20 million in exchange for his life. With incredible, unsparing honesty, driven by the will, he says, "to destroy the intimacy that was forced upon me," Reemtsma gives us a completely riveting day-by-day account of his life in the cellar: what it was like--emotionally, psychologically, and physically--and how he managed to survive. He describes the endless days pacing in chains until his ankles bled, the degrading gratitude he felt when given the most basic comforts (food, light, books), the anticipation and utter despair following two failed ransom exchanges, and, most of all, the oddly personal relationship he could not prevent himself from forming with the leader of the kidnappers. He also includes, in all their emotional nakedness, the incredibly moving notes he wrote to his wife and son. Beyond the story itself, Reemtsma makes us understand what it is like to undergo such a trauma; how such an experience, despite a "happy" ending, can nonetheless destroy a person's inner balance; and, ultimately, how the cellar has become a place he now must recognize as part of himself

Suchrelevante Merkmale dieser Ausgabe

Im Keller profitiert für die Auffindbarkeit besonders von der Verbindung zwischen Jan Philipp Reemtsma, Sachbuch und den Tags Biography, Case studies, Kidnapping, Intellectuals, germany, Kidnapping victims, Kidnapping, 1996, weil dadurch eine starke semantische Einordnung entsteht.

Häufige Fragen zu Im Keller

Welche Sprache und Schlagwörter sind hinterlegt?

Verzeichnet sind die Sprache Deutsch sowie die Tags Biography, Case studies, Kidnapping, Intellectuals, germany, Kidnapping victims, Kidnapping, 1996, die die thematische Zuordnung erleichtern.

Welche Inhalte beschreibt die Kurzbeschreibung?

Die vorhandene Beschreibung lautet: Jan Philipp Reemtsma, now forty-seven years old, inherited one of Germany's largest private fortunes. That wealth has made him a potential target all his life. He is also a brilliant intellectual, the founder and director of the Hamburg Institute for Social Research, which has produced much important (sometimes unwelcome) scholarship about Germany's role in the twentieth century. That uncompromising honesty has made both him and the institute the focus of hate groups in recent years. On the evening of March 25, 1996, in front of his house, Reemtsma was attacked, beaten, and abducted. He had no idea where he was going, why he had been taken, who his captors were, or whether he would survive. For the next thirty-three days, he lived chained by the ankle to the wall of a small cellar, the prisoner of kidnappers whose motives, it turned out, were not political but mercenary: they wanted $20 million in exchange for his life. With incredible, unsparing honesty, driven by the will, he says, "to destroy the intimacy that was forced upon me," Reemtsma gives us a completely riveting day-by-day account of his life in the cellar: what it was like--emotionally, psychologically, and physically--and how he managed to survive. He describes the endless days pacing in chains until his ankles bled, the degrading gratitude he felt when given the most basic comforts (food, light, books), the anticipation and utter despair following two failed ransom exchanges, and, most of all, the oddly personal relationship he could not prevent himself from forming with the leader of the kidnappers. He also includes, in all their emotional nakedness, the incredibly moving notes he wrote to his wife and son. Beyond the story itself, Reemtsma makes us understand what it is like to undergo such a trauma; how such an experience, despite a "happy" ending, can nonetheless destroy a person's inner balance; and, ultimately, how the cellar has become a place he now must recognize as part of himself

Wer sollte sich für Im Keller interessieren?

Besonders relevant ist Im Keller für Leserinnen und Leser, die nach Literatur aus dem Bereich Sachbuch suchen oder gezielt Veröffentlichungen von Jan Philipp Reemtsma betrachten möchten.

Wofür sind die Open-Library-IDs hilfreich?

Mit OL1943927W und OL42985826M, OL761084M lässt sich das Werk auch in externen bibliografischen Zusammenhängen besser verknüpfen.

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