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(2024-02-02 15:00:08)
AveryfamousFrankfurterJohannWolfgangvonGoethe(1749-1832)[1]JohannWolfgangvonGoethewasbornonAugust28,1749inFrankfurt.HewastaughtbyhisfatherJohannCaparGoetheandstudiedlawlaterathisfather’swishinLeipzigandStrassburg.AfterashortcareerasalawyerinFrankfurthebegantowrite,manyofhismostknownworkswerewritteninFrankfurtduringhisearlyyears.Goetheinterestedinliterature,artandlikehisfatheralsothenaturalsc...[阅读全文]
(2024-02-01 13:16:38)
AfamousLeipzigwomanClaraSchumann[1](1819-1896) Translatedbyxia23 ClaraJosephineWieckwasbornonSeptember13,1819.Attheage5shebegantakingpianolessonsfromhisfatherFriedrichWieck.Whenshewas9yearsold,shehadherfirstperformanceattheLeipzigGewandhaus;at11,shegaveherfirstsoloconcertattheGewandhaus.ShebeganhergreatinternationalcareerastheLeipzigpianistandcomposerClaraWieck.Whenshewas21,shemarriedRobertS...[阅读全文]
(2024-01-31 13:06:07)
Beforethelaw[1] FranzKafka[2] Translatedbyxia23 Adoorkeeperstandsbeforethelaw.Amanfromthelandcomestothedoorkeeperandasksforadmittancetothelaw.Butthedoorkeepersays,thathecouldnotgrandhimtheentrynow.Themanthinksitoverandasksifhecouldbeallowedtoenterlater.“Itispossible”,thedoorkeepersays,“butnotnow”.Asthedoortothelawisopenasusualandthedoorkeeperstepsaside,themanbendso...[阅读全文]
(2024-01-30 14:30:49)
AfamousMüncherChristianMorgenstern(1871-1914)[1]
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ChristianMorgenstern[2]wasbornonMay6,1871inMunich.Afterhedroppedoutfromhislawschoolhestartedtowrite.Hefirstwroteliteratureandtheatercriticismfordifferentnewspapersandmagazines.In1905hepublishedhisfirstpoemcollectionGallowsSongs,fromwhichthefollowingpoemwasselected:
Thewater
Withoutaword,withoutaword
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(2024-01-29 15:23:10)
Partyatnoon[1]
YvonneVávra[2]
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FivekindsofcrispbreadsandonebrightSwedeareattheentranceoftheFrannz-ClubinBerlin.Hereitisthesameforthenoonat12p.m.,afunthing:movementinsteadofheavyfood,inspirationinsteadofmiddaylow.“Atthelunchbeatpeoplecleartheirheadbydancing,starttherestofdayrefreshedandmotivatefortherestofthesay”,saystheSwede,Olabyname.Itcosts10Euros...[阅读全文]
(2024-01-28 11:53:57)
AfamousBerlinerMarleneDietrich(1901-1992)[1] Translatedbyxia23 MarlenDietrichwasborninBerlin-SchöneberonDecember27,1901.Whenshewas18yearsold,shetrainedasaviolinistandstudiedintheBerlinUniversityofMusic.Attheageof23sheobtainedherfirsttheaterroleandsoonshebeganherfilmcareer.ThroughherroleinJosefvonSternberg’sFilm“TheBlueAngel”[2]MarleneDietrichbecamefamous.Inthef...[阅读全文]
(2024-01-27 13:41:00)
Thingsbeingwritten[1]
HansDaiber[2]
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KarlKornemannwasafreshlybakedcivilengineer,crispontheoutside,andhewouldstillbe,ifhehadnotglancedintoashopwindow.Hecouldnothaveknownforsure,whatlaytherebehindthepaneofglass.
Hecamefromthemainstation,hadjustarrived,wantedtotakehisfirstjob,butwouldliketoseethecityalittlebeforehecheckedinforthecompany.Hedressedtotheteeth,inordertoma...[阅读全文]
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Thelentbook[1]
HermannHarrySchmitz[2]
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Itwasamagnificentbookwithgilt-edgedanddamaskbinding,itlayonthetableinthelivingroom.
Itwasaveryboringbookwithbad,verybadillustrations.
Itwastheprideofthewholefamily.
Onlythefatherwasallowedtotakethebookinthehands.OnholidaysthefatherdressedinhisSundaybest,satdownintheirlivingroom,readaloudtothemotherandchildrenwithhissonor...[阅读全文]
(2024-01-25 13:29:00)
Thelightgreyspringcoat[1]
WolfganHildersheimer[2]
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Twomonthsago–wejustsatandhadourbreakfast,aletterfrommycousinEduardcame.MycousinEduardhadleftourhouseinaspringevening12yearsago,um,ashemaintained,putaletterinthemailbox,andithadneverreturned.Noonehadheardanythingfromhimeversince.ThelettercamefromSydneyinAustralia.Iopeneditandread:
DearPaul!
Canyousendmemyli...[阅读全文]
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