Forgotten fatherland
Book • 1992
Ben Macintyre's "Forgotten Fatherland: The Search for Elisabeth Nietzsche" delves into the bizarre and unsettling story of Elisabeth Nietzsche, the sister of philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, and her attempt to establish a utopian Aryan colony in the jungles of Paraguay in the late 19th century.
Macintyre traces Elisabeth's journey as she and her husband, Bernhard Förster, sought to create a "pure" German settlement called Nueva Germania.
The book explores the eccentric beliefs and flawed ideals that drove this misguided endeavor, as well as the harsh realities and eventual collapse of the colony.
Macintyre combines travel writing, historical research, and biographical analysis to paint a vivid and disturbing picture of a failed utopian experiment and the complex legacy of the Nietzsche family.
Macintyre traces Elisabeth's journey as she and her husband, Bernhard Förster, sought to create a "pure" German settlement called Nueva Germania.
The book explores the eccentric beliefs and flawed ideals that drove this misguided endeavor, as well as the harsh realities and eventual collapse of the colony.
Macintyre combines travel writing, historical research, and biographical analysis to paint a vivid and disturbing picture of a failed utopian experiment and the complex legacy of the Nietzsche family.
