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In-Print & Later Books by Leni Riefenstahl

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Below are the covers and bibliographic info for the North American first editions of Leni's later books, plus info on other books about her or showcasing her photography. For information on Leni's earlier, currently out-of-print books, see the Vintage Leni Riefenstahl Books page.

On this page:

Books by Leni Riefenstahl

See also The Taschen Collection, below.

A Memoir (Memoiren)

by Leni Riefenstahl

First English-Language Edition:

  • New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993 (669 pages)

Current Availability:

The Last of the Nuba (Die Nuba)

by Leni Riefenstahl

First English-Language Edition:

  • New York: Harper & Row, 1974 (208 pages)

Current Availability:

People of Kau (Die Nuba von Kau)

by Leni Riefenstahl

First English-Language Edition:

  • New York: Harper & Row, 1976(224 pages)

Current Availability:

Coral Gardens (Korallengärten)

by Leni Riefenstahl

First English-Language Edition:

  • New York: Harper & Row, 1978 (223 pages)

Current Availability:

Vanishing Africa (Mein Afrika)

by Leni Riefenstahl

First English-Language Edition:

  • New York: Harmony Books, 1982 (232 pages)

Current Availability:

Wonders Under Water (Wunter unter Wasser)

by Leni Riefenstahl

First English-Language Edition:

  • London: Quartet Books, 1991 (216 pages)

Current Availability:

Olympia

by Leni Riefenstahl

First English-Language Edition:

  • New York: Tom Doherty Associates, 1994 (287 pages)

Current Availability:

The Taschen Collection

Of all the publishers which have put out books by or about Leni in the past few decades — if not, in fact, since the publication of Leni's Schönheit im Olympischen Kampf in 1937 — Taschen outshines them all when it comes to creating presentations so beautiful as to be truly worthy of Leni's photographs, to the point where one might easily say that they are already genuinely historical documents in themselves.

The longer, detailed descriptions included below are from the Taschen site.

The Leni Riefenstahl Portfolio

First Edition:

  • N/A

Description:

Six images from Riefenstahl's Africa photographs, printed at approximately 198 x 135 cm (77.9 x 53.1 in.) and mounted under plexiglass in black frames.

Note: The price of this item is US$120,000 / EUR120,000.

Current Availability:

Africa

by Leni Riefenstahl

First Edition:

  • 2002 (564 pages)

Description:

As Leni Riefenstahl turned 100, Taschen celebrated with a tribute to her remarkable Africa œuvre. When she was in her early sixties, Riefenstahl began voyaging frequently to the African continent, where she worked on various film and photography projects over the last half century. Her favorite destination was in Sudan, where she lived with and photographed the Nuba tribes people, learning their language and becoming their friend.

The Nuba were a loving and peaceful people who welcomed Riefenstahl as one of their own. Her images of the Nuba, as well as of the Dinka, Shilluk, Masai, and other tribes, are gathered in this monumental book. Riefenstahl remembered her experiences in Africa as the happiest moments in her life. Her beautiful, skilled photographs represent a landmark in the extraordinary career of the 20th century's most unforgettable artistic pioneer.

Note: The price of this item is US$1,750 / EUR2,000 / £1,200.

For more information, visit the Taschen web site.

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Olympia

by Leni Riefenstahl

First Edition:

  • 2002 (320 pages)

Description:

With more than 280 impressive pictures, this book shows the many faces of the Berlin Olympic Games. It illustrates the classical side of the Games in all their radiant beauty, and indeed illuminates the great fundamental concept of the Olympics.

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Five Lives (Fünf Leben)

by Angelika Taschen (Editor), with Ines Walk

First Edition:

  • 2000 (336 pages), available in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish editions

Description:

The main body of the book features photographs (without text) spanning Riefenstahl's entire set of careers, with pictures of her on stage as a dancer and on the set as an actress and filmmaker, as well as production stills and her own photographs (precise commentaries about the pictures can be found in the comprehensive appendix). The illustrated biography, international bibliography, and detailed filmography complement the illustrative section with extensive information about her personal and professional lives.

Current Availability:

Memoiren

by Leni Riefenstahl

First Edition:

  • 2002 (928 pages)

Description:

Taschen's edition of Leni's memoirs (see also the St. Martin's edition, above).

Current Availability:

30 Postcards

First Edition:

  • 2000 (30 pages)

Description:

30 different pull out postcards, carefully selected and reproduced.

Current Availability:

2001 Taschen Big Calendar

First Edition:

  • 2000 (12 calendar pages)

Description:

N/A

Current Availability:

  • North America: Out-Of-Print
  • Europe: Out-Of-Print
  • United Kingdom: Out-Of-Print

2001 Taschen Diary

First Edition:

  • 2000 (120 pages)

Description:

N/A

Current Availability:

  • North America: Out-Of-Print
  • Europe: Out-Of-Print
  • United Kingdom: Out-Of-Print

Biographies, Photo Studies & Critiques

See also The Taschen Collection, above.

The Films of Leni Riefenstahl (3rd Edition)

by David B. Hinton

First Edition:

  • Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2000 (128 pages)

Description:

The "editor's pick" here at Leni's Rising Star — after Leni's own books (of course) and the Taschen publications, but certainly well-worthy of merit in its own right.

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Music/Audio

Edmund Meisel (composer)
with the Orchestra della Swizzera Italiana
conducted by Mark Andreas & Helmut Imig
The Battleship Potemkin/The Holy Mountain
(Compact Disc)

Track Listing:

  1. Battleship Potemkin/Panzerkreuzer Potemkin
  2. The Holy Mountain/Der heilige Berg

Paul Hindemith (composer)
with Marietta Kratz, Katrin Scheitzbach, Michael Katzenmaier, Volker Donandt, Hans-Udo Heinzmann, Paulus van der Merwe, Walter Hermann, Markus Ettlinger, Stefan Geiger, Jürgen Lamke, Torsten Steinhardt
conducted by Helmut Imig
Musik zum Stummfilm von Arnold Fanck (Im Kampf mit dem Berge)
(Compact Disc)

Track Listing:

  1. Vorspann (Die Schweizer Berge)/Prelude (The Swiss Mountains)
  2. Aufbruch/Departure
  3. Ein kurzes Zwischenspiel/A Short Interlude
  4. Passacaglia/Passacaglia
  5. Der Aufstieg/The Ascent
  6. Lebhaft (3. Akt)/Lively (3rd Act)
  7. Ein wenig Ruhiger/A Little Calm
  8. Allegro Marciale/Allegro Marciale
  9. Auf dem Gipfel/On the Summit
  10. Der Abstieg/The Descent
  11. Biwak und Sturm/Bivouac and Storm
  12. Der Morgen/The Morning

Triumph of the Will: Marches, Ceremonies, Speeches
(Phonograph Record)

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