Alexander Kluge’s ‘The Air Raid on Halberstadt’ is a haunting work of post-war German literature, reconstructing the annihilation of a city from both the sky above and the ground below.
A leading German writer-theorist and filmmaker, helped launch New German Cinema as a signatory of the 1962 Oberhausen Manifesto. His cross-media practice extends Frankfurt School critical theory into fiction, film and television.
A leading German writer-theorist and filmmaker, helped launch New German Cinema as a signatory of the 1962 Oberhausen Manifesto. His cross-media practice extends Frankfurt School critical theory into fiction, film and television.
Alexander Kluge’s ‘The Air Raid on Halberstadt’ is a haunting work of post-war German literature, reconstructing the annihilation of a city from both the sky above and the ground below.
BY Alexander Kluge 2 January 2026
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