Goebbels: A Biography

Goebbels: A Biography is a 2015 book by Peter Longerich. The book presents an account and analysis of the life of Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, with extensive material from his diary which he kept from 1923 to 1945. It is an English translation of the 2010 German book Goebbels: Biographie by Longerich.[1][2]

Goebbels: A Biography
First edition (German)
AuthorPeter Longerich
Original titleGoebbels: Biographie
TranslatorsAlan Bance, Jeremy Noakes, Lesley Sharpe
LanguageEnglish
GenreBiography
Published2010
PublisherSiedler Verlag (Germany)
Random House (UK)
Published in English
2015
Media typeBook
Pages964
ISBN978-1-4000-6751-0

Following its publication, Goebbels' estate sued publisher Random House, because the book quotes excerpts from his diaries without paying royalties to his estate.[3]

References

  1. Sheehan, James (May 13, 2015). ""Goebbels: A Biography" by Peter Longerich". New York Times. New York City, New York. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  2. Kahn-Harris, Keith (April 29, 2015). "Goebbels by Peter Longerich; book review". The Independent. London, UK. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  3. Alberge, Dalya (April 18, 2015). "Random House told it should pay to quote Joseph Goebbels in biography". The Guardian. London, UK. Retrieved May 16, 2015.


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