AMeetingwithIngridS.[1]AngelikaMechtel[2]Translatedbyxia23Wehavearrangedtomeetinacafé.IngridS.sitsacrossthetablefromme.Sheisstillyoung,perhaps25,andsheisunhappy.“Ihaven’ttalkedtoanyoneaboutmydifficultiesyet”,shesays.LastOctoberherhusbandrobbedabankintheoldtown.HewasarrestedbypoliceatthesamedayandheldincustodyuntilMay1975.“Hehasn’tseenanyotherpossibility”,...[
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Atthattime[1]HansMagnusEnzensberger[2]Translatedbyxia23Thenineteen-fiftieswereabitboringinGermany.No,veryboring.Screaminglyboring.ButIdon’twanttoscreamalldaylong.SoIpackedmythingsandmovedtoNorway.Itwasquiethere,butnotboring.TheNorwegianswereasquietasfish.WhenIarrived,theyhardlyspokeanything.Theyarefamousforthatintheworld.Onlyafteracoupleofweekstheysometimesmurmuredtome“Morn”,when...[
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TheSalesmanandtheMoose[1]Astorywith128Germanwords.FranzHohler[2]Translatedbyxia23Doyouknowthesaying,“Sellagasmasktoamoose?”Theysaythisaboutsomebody,whoisveryskillful,andIwouldnowliketotellyou,howthissayingcomesabout.Therewasonceasalesman,whowasfamousforbeingabletosellanythingtoanyone.Hehadalreadysoldatoothbrushtoadentist,abreadtoabakerandaTVtoablindman.“Butyouareareallygoodsalesm...[
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Novel[1]PeterBichsel[2]Amanfallsinlovewithagirl.Thatgirlknows,thatmanisinlove.Themanlooksatherwalkandherlegs,asksforhername.Hesaystohiswife:“Sheispretty.”Andhiswifeconfirmsit.“Sheisfriendly”,hesays.Whenhiswifesmiles,awhitestripofteethappearsbetweenherlips.Thenthesmilediesandthestripremains.Thegirldoesnotsmile.Themanlooksathimselfinthemirror.InLocarno[3]hecanonlystaytherefor...[
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TheAnimalLover[1]PeterBichsel[2]Translatedbyxia23Nowwouldbeanotheropportunitytowritetheanimallover,thestoryaboutthemanwithtwodogs,thestoryaboutthemanwhowalkswithdogs.Butlet’slettheopportunitypassby,thestoryhastimeandlatertherewillprobablybemanymoreanimallovers,whenthereareonlyanimallovers,thestorieswillbemoreincomprehensiblelaterandwillnotleadtoanymisunderstandings.Onecan’twritewithgoo...[
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FromtheSea[1]PeterBichsel[2]ThenIwouldstillsaythatIlikehereverymuch,Ialsoencloseapostcard,wherethecrossis,Ilive,onthefirstfloor,thewidowwiththeclosedshutters.Itisalreadyveryhothere,yesterdaythethermometerroseabove30degrees[3].Good,thatalightwindalwaysblowsfromthesea.Aletter,writtenonMay19,gotstucksomewhereandarrivedhereonthe25th,foreignstamps,blurredpostmarkandalsoasmell;thesmell,likelettershave.S...[
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