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The Future of Truth
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A timely and compelling meditation on the nature of truth and lies, fact and fiction, by the legendary filmmaker and global cultural icon. What if a lie is told to reveal some underlying truth? Are feelings that seem inappropriate, such as hysteria following the death of...
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A timely and compelling meditation on the nature of truth and lies, fact and fiction, by the legendary filmmaker and global cultural icon.
What if a lie is told to reveal some underlying truth? Are feelings that seem inappropriate, such as hysteria following the death of a celebrity, any less true than the grief we feel over the death of a loved one? Even if the plot of an opera seems preposterous, can't it still express emotions that ring true with the audience?
At the heart of this fascinating and iconoclastic book lies Werner Herzog's concept of 'ecstatic truth'—a truth that is often hidden behind the facts and our conceptions of reality but can be gleaned through the poetic imagination, in art, literature and cinema, when we open ourselves up to an aesthetic experience.
Written in Herzog's inimitable style, these stories, anecdotes, and reflections take us from present-day deep fakes and the opportunities and perils of AI to ancient Egypt and Rome, where rulers resorted to lies and propaganda in the same way as governments do today; from Scott and Amundsen's race to the South Pole to alien abduction claims and the making of Herzog's own films.
With its singular vision and unique voice, The Future of Truth is a compelling meditation on the relationship between fact and fiction—evidence and imagination—by one of today's most fascinating and idiosyncratic thinkers.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781847928405
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 16 October 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: The Bodley Head Ltd
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 15.0mm
Width: 136.0mm
Height: 206.0mm
Weight: 218g
Pages: 128
About the Author
Werner Herzog has produced, written and directed more than seventy features and documentary films, including the multi-award-winning Grizzly Man, Aguirre, The Wrath of God, Fitzcarraldo, My Best Fiend, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Nosferatu, Lessons of Darkness, Little Dieter Needs to Fly, Into the Inferno, Meeting Gorbachev and Encounters at the End of the World. He has also directed many operas and published more than a dozen books of prose, including Conquest of the Useless, Of Walking on Ice, The Twilight World and, most recently, his acclaimed memoir, Every Man for Himself and God against All. In 2025 he was awarded a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice International Film Festival.
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