Fassbinder: Thousands of Mirrors
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| Author | Ian Penman |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Rainer Werner Fassbinder |
| Publisher | Fitzcarraldo Editions |
Publication date | 19 April 2023 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 200 |
| ISBN | 978-1804270424 |
Fassbinder: Thousands of Mirrors is a book about the German filmmaker, writer and actor Rainer Werner Fassbinder, written by the English journalist Ian Penman. It was published by Fitzcarraldo Editions in 2023.[1]
Inspired by Fassbinder's way of working, the book was written in three months and largely consists of fragments and personal reflections. Penman, a music critic, describes how he in the 1980s had a similar relationship to Fassbinder's films as he had to albums by his favourite bands. The book sketches Fassbinder's life story and context within the postwar German society and the New German Cinema.[2]