Familyinbrief[1]ElizabethAlexander[2]Translatedbyxia23Shecookedwell.Shecleanedwell.Shecouldalsobakewell.Thefamilyknewthat.Everynoonanappetizingsmellluredtheeatersupthestairsfaster.Thebooksstoodnicelyontheshelf.TheTVmagazineswerekeptforawhile.Theylayneatlyonthenewspaperstands.Everyweektwocasesofbeerandonecaseofcarbonizedwatercame.Thechildren’sshoeswerecleaned.Thecreasesofman’spantswerei...[
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AfamousZürcher[1]MaxFrisch[2](1911-1991)MaxFrischwasborninZürichonMay15,1911,thesonofanarchitect.In1930hebeganhisstudyofGerman[3]intheuniversityofZürich.However,afterhisfather’sdeath,hehadtogiveuphisstudyduetofinancialsituationsandinsteadworkedasafreelancewriterfortheNewZürichNewspaperandothernewspapers.Hewrotehisfirstnovelin1934,butsoonafterheburnedallhismanuscriptsandde...[
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Mozart:luck,playandpassion[1]CatarinaCarsten[2]Translatedbyxia23Morzart:didhe“haveluck?”Butyes.Didheplay?Butyes.Mozart,hisparents,hissisterandhisfriendsallprobablyknewmorethanadozenofcardgames.Yes,peoplewereexpectedthat“peopleofbothsexestobemastersandmistressesinvariousgames”(fromanoldViennesegameInstructionbookin1756).Thatappliedtocardandboardgames,dance,wordandbowling,rid...[
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Loveandcats[1]
François-Auguste-RenéChateaubriand[2]
…Ilovesuchindependentandalmostungratefulcharactersofthecat,whichmakesitnotattachedtoanyoneandsuchindifferentwaywithwhichitpassesfromsalonstoitsnativegutters;whenpeoplecaressit,itmakesabigback,butthisisaphysicpleasurewhichitfeels,andnot,likethedog,onestupidsatisfactionofloveandbeingloyaltoitsmasterwhothanksitwithkic...[
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ThemostfamousSalzburgerofalltime[1]WolfgangAmadeusMozart[2](1756-1791)WolfgangAmadeusMozartcametothisworldinSalzburgonJanuary27,1756.Outof7childrenfromtheMozartfamily,onlyWolfgangandhiseldersisterNannerl[3]survived.Hestartedtocomposewhenhewas5yearsold.Heneverattendedschooloruniversityandspentathirdofhislifeontheroad.AsayoungmanheworkedasaconcertmasterandcourtorganistinSalzburgandcelebratedonetrium...[
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AfamousDresdenmovement[1]
TheartgroupTheBridge(DieBrücke[2])(1905-1913)
In1905fourarchitecturestudentsErnstLudwigKirchner[3],ErichHeckel[4],KarlSchmidt-Rottluff[5]andFritzBleyl[6]inDresdenfoundedtheartistgroupTheBridge,whichisthemostimportantrepresentativeofGermanexpressionism.
In1906EmilNolde[7],MaxPechstein[8],theSwisspainterCunoAmiet[9]andtheDutchLambetusZijl[10]joinedthegroup...[
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Theromanticlife[1]Themuseumoftheromanticlife[2],situatedon16rue[3]Chaptalinthe9tharrondissement[4]inParis,wasoncethehomeofthepainterArySheffer[5],ahomeofinspirationandacenacleofromance.ThewriterGeorgeSand[6](pseudonymofAmandine-Aurore-LucilleDupin)livedthereforseveralyearswithherloverFrédéricChopin[7].Today,themuseumhousesthememoriesofGeorgeSand,manyobjectsbelongtothisextraordinarywo...[
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Diamondwatchmangobyeatssand
Inwikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valenciennea_puellaris
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Imitation[1]GabrieleWohmann[2]Translatedbyxia23I.Theyenteredthebar,andheguidedhertoanintimatecornertable.Hiseyeswereaffectionateandrough,possessive.Shebreathedheavily,uncertaintyandhopelayinhershininggaze. Youareprettysweet,saidhesoftly.Sheshookherhead,laughed.Hesworeittoher,encircledhersmallfingerwithonehand,askingifshewantedtodance.Theydanced,pressedeachothertogetheryetstilltoofarapartfromeachot...[
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TristanandIsolde[1]TristanisseverelywoundedonajourneyinIreland.IsoldetakescareofthewoundedTristanwithmagicmedicalherbs.TristanhastotraveltothecourtofkingMarkeinCornwall.Therehefindsout,MarkewantstomarryIsolde;andTristanhimselfissupposedtopersuadeIsoldetomarrytheking.OnthetriptoKingMarke,TristanandIsoldedrinkacupofwinewithoutknowingthatitisalovepotion.TristanandIsoldeloveeachotherandmeetsecretlyinK...[
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