Weimar Under the Palms: Pacific Palisades, German Exiles, and the Invention of Hollywood

＂From the end of the 1920s, German and Austrian filmmakers settled in Pacific Palisades, followed by cultural and intellectual giants of the Weimar Republic turning the Palisades into a ＂Weimar under palm trees＂. While many were successful in exile, others felt as if they were in a ＂sun prison＂ far from home. Thomas Blubacher tells of the history of German-speaking exile that is still alive there today, in a foray through the film industry which takes us on a journey to a special place. A story of glamour and great minds＂-- Provided by publisher.

Thomas Blubacher has written over thirty books and has worked as a theater director in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. A specialist in theater and film of the 1930s, his books include biographies of the siblings Eleonora and Francesco von Mendelssohn, Gustaf Gründgens, Oscar Wälterlin, Ruth Landshoff-Yorck, and Ruth Hellberg. He has also written essays and travel features and has published a bestselling book on cruises and several historical crime novels. Elisabeth Lauffer is a German-English literary translator based in the United States. She has translated many books of fiction and nonfiction since then.