Beginning in 1949, the German novelist and essayist Ernst Jünger began a correspondence with the philosopher Martin Heidegger that lasted until Heideggers death in 1975. This volume contains the first English translation of their complete correspondence, as well as letters from Heideggers wife and son and others referred to in their correspondence. It also contains a translation of Jüngers essayAcross the Line (Über die Linie), his contribution to aFestschrift celebrating Heideggers sixtieth birthday.

Jüngers and Heideggers correspondence is of enormous historical interest, revealing how both men came to understand their cultural roles in post-war Europe. It is valuable as well for showing the emergence of themes pervasive in Heideggers post-war thought: his cultural and political pessimism and his concern with the problem of global technology. The correspondence also reveals the evolution of a philosophical friendship between two writers central to twentieth century European thought, and the mutual influence that friendship worked on their writing.

Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) was a German philosopher and one of the most important European thinkers of the twentieth century.

Ernst Jünger (1895-1998) was a celebrated German novelist, essayist and philosopher.

Timothy Sean Quinn, the translator, is Professor of Philosophy at Xavier University, USA.

Acknowledgements / Translators Introduction / Part I: The Correspondence Between Ernst Jünger and Martin Heidegger / Part II: Ernst Jüngers Essay,Across The Line