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Conquest of the Useless

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Conquest of the Useless
AuthorWerner Herzog
Original titleDie Eroberung des Nutzlosen
TranslatorKrishna Winston
LanguageGerman
PublisherCarl Hanser Verlag
Publication date
2004
Publication placeGermany
Published in English
2009
Pages334
ISBN9783446204577

Conquest of the Useless: Reflections from the Making of Fitzcarraldo (German: Die Eroberung des Nutzlosen) is a 2004 book by the German filmmaker Werner Herzog. It is Herzog's diaries from the troubled, three years long production of the 1982 film Fitzcarraldo.[1][2]

Kirkus Reviews called the book a "valuable historical record and a strangely stylish, hypnotic literary work".[1] Jonathan Levi of the Los Angeles Times wrote that it reveals Herzog "to be witty, compassionate, microscopically observant and -- your call -- either maniacally determined or admirably persevering".[2]

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  1. ^ a b "Conquest of the Useless". Kirkus Reviews. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b Levi, Lawrence (28 June 2009). "'Conquest of the Useless' by Werner Herzog". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
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