Ernst Jünger

Born in Heidelberg on March 29, 1895, Ernst Jünger became one of Germany’s most distinctive writers. He is best known for Storm of Steel, a powerful account of his experiences as a soldier in World War I, a book that brought him lasting attention and helped define his early reputation.

Over the decades, he wrote novels, essays, journals, and reflections on politics, technology, war, and the natural world. Alongside his literary work, he was also known for his serious interest in entomology, and that close attention to detail often shows in the vivid, exacting style of his prose.

Jünger lived a remarkably long life, dying in 1998 at the age of 102. Because his career stretched across nearly the whole 20th century, his writing offers readers a rare view of Europe through war, upheaval, and change.