Every Man for Himself and God against All

''He is in a category of one. You can''t believe that a person like this stalks the earth. A complete original and an amazing person'' MARINA HYDE
''A visionary masterpiece'' JOHN GRAY, NEW STATESMAN

The long-awaited memoir by the legendary filmmaker and celebrated author. Told in Werner Herzog''s inimitable voice, this is the story of his epic artistic career, as inventive and daring as anything he has done before.

Hauling a steamship over a mountain in the jungle; walking from Munich to Paris in the dead of winter; descending into an active volcano; living in the wilderness among grizzly bears - Werner Herzog has always been intrigued by extremes of human experience. Here, he illuminates the influences and ideas that have driven his creativity and shaped his unique worldview.

Herzog''s life matches the drama of his famous films: the boy growing up in poverty in a small village in the Alps after the Second World War; the teenager