Flametti, or The Dandyism of the Poor
| Author | Hugo Ball |
|---|---|
| Original title | Flametti; oder, Vom Dandysmus der Armen |
| Translator | Catherine Schelbert |
| Language | German |
| Publisher | Erich Reiß |
Publication date | 1918 |
| Publication place | Germany |
Published in English | 2014 |
| Pages | 224 |
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 in Berlin.[1][2]
The English translation by Catherine Schelbert received the 2015 Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Mann, Philip (1987). Hugo Ball: An Intellectual Biography. Institute of Germanic Studies, University of London. pp. 50–67. ISBN 0854571345.
- ^ Wippermann, Dorothea (1988). "Hugo Balls autobiographischer Roman „Flametti oder Vom Dandysmus der Armen". Eine Bohemesatire". Hugo-Ball-Almanach (in German). 12: 1–29.
- ^ "Helen & Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize: Past Prizewinners". Goethe-Institut. Retrieved 17 March 2025.