Flametti, or The Dandyism of the Poor

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Flametti, or The Dandyism of the Poor
Author Hugo Ball
Original titleFlametti; oder, Vom Dandysmus der Armen
TranslatorCatherine Schelbert
LanguageGerman
Publisher Erich Reiß  [ de ]
Publication date
1918
Publication placeGermany
Published in English
2014
Pages224

Flametti, or The Dandyism of the Poor (German : Flametti; oder, Vom Dandysmus der Armen) is a 1918 novel by the German writer Hugo Ball. It is a portrayal of vaudeville life in Zurich and follows Max Flametti, director of a variety-entertainment company on the verge of financial ruin. [1]

The semi-autobiographical novel was inspired by Ball's experience from Zurich variety troupes in the 1910s. It was Ball's first novel. He wrote it in 1916, the same year he co-founded the Cabaret Voltaire and wrote the Dada Manifesto, and it was published two years later by Erich Reiß  [ de ] in Berlin. [1] [2]

The English translation by Catherine Schelbert received the 2015 Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Mann, Philip (1987). Hugo Ball: An Intellectual Biography. Institute of Germanic Studies, University of London. pp. 50–67. ISBN   0854571345.
  2. ↑ Wippermann, Dorothea (1988). "Hugo Balls autobiographischer Roman „Flametti oder Vom Dandysmus der Armen". Eine Bohemesatire". Hugo-Ball-Almanach (in German). 12: 1–29.
  3. ↑ "Helen & Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize: Past Prizewinners". Goethe-Institut . Retrieved 17 March 2025.
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