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This Mysterious Book From Netflix's 'Dark' Has Roots In Real Literature

Some spoilers for Netflix's Dark ahead.

Even though Netflix's new German original series, Dark, is drawing some Stranger Things comparisons, there are a lot of important differences between the two shows. Though Dark has the same delightfully creepy sci-fi vibe that makes Stranger Things so bingeable, its complex plot shines under its own merit. One of the show's key characters is a watchmaker named H.G. Tannhaus, who builds a working time machine and then later writes a book about it, which a few characters are seen reading. So, is H.G. Tannhaus' A Journey Through Time from Dark a real book?

In the 1953 timeline, Winden's watchmaker receives the blueprints for the time machine mechanism from Claudia. It is only later in his life — presumably in the 1986 timeline — that he sits down to write A Journey Through Time , which we see Helge give to Claudia as a gift when she starts her new job at the nuclear plant in 1986. At some point during the writing of the book, we can assume that Tannhaus realizes that Winden is stuck in a time loop , because he starts cryptically telling people things like, "The past doesn't just influence the future, the future also influences the past," and "It's like the question of the chicken and the egg. We can no longer say which of the two came first. Everything is interconnected."

Since H.G. Tannhaus likely isn't a real person , we can safely assume that A Journey Through Time is not a actual book. However, just as the character of H.G. Tannhaus is likely based on a few key historical references, we can surmise, then, that A Journey Through Time is meant to remind us of a few actual works of literature.

One of those was written by H.G. Wells, who, in addition to sharing two initials with the clockmaker, also famously wrote a novella called The Time Machine , which follows a character simply named the Time Traveler who goes on occasionally harrowing adventures into the future and the past; he later disappears and his fate is left open-ended . Wells is commonly credited with coining the concept of a vessel called a time machine , which could allow for passage backwards and forwards through time.

A Journey Through Time is definitely not a published book that actually exists as a manual for time travel in real life. After all, there can't yet be a book about the subject or methods involved in actually traveling through time, because science has not actually figured this whole thing out just yet. However, there is a work of fiction not unlike that of H.G. Wells that deals with what might happen should time travel become possible. Time and Again by Jack Finney tells the tale of a 20th century fellow who is transported back to New York City in 1882. The whole thing treats time travel as a method of transportation or to carry messages between times, which us almost what it becomes in Dark . This book, along with Wells' The Time Machine, was named one of the Top 10 Time Travel books by Huffington Post .

By all accounts, the bespectacled and quirky H.G. Tannhaus is unfortunately not a real person and A Journey Through Time is sadly not a real manual for a working time machine, but he and his ideas certainly seem to have been inspired, at least partially, by some real figures who dabbled in the notions of time travel. Whether it's fiction or a nod to some real possibilities, the conversation surrounding time travel remains alive. If the subject even slightly interests you, Netflix's Dark , whose first season is now streaming, is a fascinating and thrilling ride to take.

Who Is HG Tannhaus? Is A Journey Through Time A Real Book?

Netflix’s ‘Dark’ begins with the problem of a time loop that its characters get unwittingly caught in. It creates such a maze for them that it becomes impossible to pinpoint its beginning and the end. Despite all their knowledge and experience in time travel, Jonas and Claudia often refer to one person when it comes to finding some answers, even if just philosophical, to their dilemmas. This person is HG Tannhaus, who remains in the shadows for most of the story, but eventually, turns out to be the most critical part of it. Let’s find out more about him. If you haven’t caught up with the show yet, head over to Netflix . SPOILERS AHEAD

Who is HG Tannhaus?

HG Tannhaus is a clockmaker in Winden who is credited with the creation of the time machine that travellers like Jonas, Claudia, and Noah, use to travel back and forth in time. He is also known for writing the book called ‘A Journey Through Time’ that appears throughout the story, referenced by almost everyone who has travelled through time. Despite writing a book about time and creating the time machine, Tannhaus himself never makes any practical use of them. He never travels back and forth in time.

His connection to the town of Winden comes in the form of Charlotte, whom he had adopted as his granddaughter. Later, it comes to light that his own son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter had been killed in an accident. Eventually, we discover that in the original world, he tried to create a time machine to try and bring his family back from the dead, but in doing so, he created two parallel universes that got connected to each other in a way that kickstarted the time travel mess.

Is Tannhaus based on a real person? Is his book real?

No, HG Tannhaus is not based on a real person. However, his story arc and name does give a nod to the story that laid the foundation for time travel stories. The “HG” of his name is derived from HG Wells, the author of ‘The Time Machine’, among other sci-fi classics. “Tannhaus” could be a reference to the legend of Tannhäuser, a story in which the protagonist finds a cave system that leads him to Venus. He falls in love with her and stays there for a long time, but then is filled with remorse over it and comes back to his world. He tries to repent for his sins, but when that leads nowhere, he returns to the world of Venus.

In this way, one could say that Tannhaus got himself so indulged in his work and theories that he did not pay attention to the real thing in his life, his son. Angered by this, his son decides to leave and that very night, he dies in an accident. Blaming himself for the accident and trying to repent for it, Tannhaus tries to create a time machine, but does not get expected results.

As for ‘A Journey Through Time’, it isn’t a real book, or at least, wasn’t until 2020. It was published under HG Tannhaus’s name by Minotauros Publishers, which is another reference of the show to Ariadne’s play. It is said to contain the basic theories of time travel, Einstein-Rosen bridges, wormholes, and the Bootstrap Paradox, among other things. In our world, it was published in January 2020, months before the final season of the show came out. In the universe of ‘Dark’, however, it has no origin. It is much like the question of “chicken or the egg?” caught up in the Bootstrap Paradox, which is discussed in it in great detail.

Read More: What is Ariadne’s Play? How Is It Related to Dark Season 3?

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A Journey Through Time (German: Eine Reise durch die Zeit )   is a book written by H.G. Tannhaus some time betweeen 1953 and 1986, published by Mino Taurus . It is a scientific study on time and explores things like time travel , the sun-moon cycle and the nature of wormholes . It is first introduced in " Lies " when the stranger comes into the room after the shower and looks at the book on which lies a strange key.

It is shown many times during the show and serves the purpose of catalyzying a character's interest in time travel. It's also a narration device, the book's synopsis is the monologue by Tannhaus at the beginning of the first episode, and it also contains theories surrounding time travel that apply to the story.

On the front cover of the book, there is an upside down Penrose Triangle. On the back cover of the book, a following blurb is written:

" Wir vertrauen auf den linearen, ewig gleichförmigen Verlauf der Zeit - bis in die Unendlichkeit. Aber die Unterscheidung zwischen Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft ist nichts als eine Illusion ."

(English translation: "We trust in the linear, forever the same shape of the past, until eternity. But the diffrences between the past, presence and future are nothing illusion.")

was published on April 19th, 2020. ISBN: 9781716041020, 1716041023. The English version of the book is poorly translated.

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