Time of the Magicians by Wolfram Eilenberger

AN ECONOMIST GUARDIAN AND NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR A gripping narrative of the intertwined lives of the four philosophers whose ideas reshaped the twentieth century The year is 1919. Walter Benjamin flees his overbearing father to scrape a living as a critic. Ludwig Wittgenstein scion of one of Europes wealthiest families signs away his inheritance seeking spiritual clarity. Martin Heidegger renounces his faith and aligns his fortunes with Husserls phenomenological school. Ernst Cassirer s Paperback softback