TY - BOOK AU - Hofmann,Michael AU - Hofmann,Michael TI - The film explainer SN - 0810112930 (alk. paper) AV - PT2668.O376 K5513 1996 U1 - 833/.914 20 PY - 1996/// CY - Evanston, Ill. PB - Northwestern University Press KW - Tonfilm KW - swd KW - Stummfilm KW - Germany KW - History KW - 1933-1945 KW - Fiction KW - Historical fiction KW - gsafd KW - Biographical fiction N1 - "Hydra books." N2 - The arrival of talking films puts an end to the career of Karl Hofmann, a film explainer, the man who played the piano and interpreted silent films for the audience. The novel follows Hofmann as he places his services at the disposal of the emerging Nazi party UR - http://www.archive.org/details/filmexplainer00hofm UR - http://www.openlibrary.org/books/OL974547M ER -