book (design) story #117
theun de vries:
das glücksrad
büchergilde gutenberg, zürich, 1942
printer: unionsdruckerei bern
size: 22 x 13 cm
designer: richard paul lohse
dutch writer and communist politician theun de vries (1907-2005) is best known for his book het meisje met het rode haar (the girl with the red hair) about dutch resistance fighter hannie schaft. this book is a german translation of his book het rad der fortuin (the wheel of fortune), first published in 1938.
richard paul lohse (1902-1988) used a round "wheel of fortune" motif on the jacket, cover, and title page. wavy lines and and starry glitter seem to express fortune's irrationality.
even the section titles are rounded, like the segment of a wheel.
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