Achtweet!

A satirical picture book, *Deutschland, Deutschland Über Alles,* written in 1929 by Kurt Tucholsky with a cover illustration by John Heartfield.

Useful German words for these difficult modern times

By Ben Schott

A 16th-century trompe l’oeil book by a painter of the German school.

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A denial too preposterous to be believed

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Illustrations: John Heartfield/Photo by Joerg Hejkal/Bridgeman Images/Artist Rights Society (ARS), N.Y.; Seat Archive/Alinari Archives/Bridgeman Images

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Achtweet!

Useful German words for these difficult modern times

A denial too preposterous to be believed