
LittleRedRidingHoodin1965[1]AnnelieseMeinert[2]Translatedbyxia23“LittleRedRidingHood”,themothersaid,“I’vepreparedasmallbasketforyourgrandma.Cakeandwhisky.Ihaveanurgentappointment.Bekindandbringittoher”.LittleRedRidingHoodwasnothappyatall.Shehadadate.Butsinceshewasanicegirl,shegrumbled:“I’lltakeittoher.”LittleRedRidingHoodjumpedintohersportcar.Shesped...[
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TheVisitoftheOldLady[1]FriedrichDürrenmatt[2]SummaryThebillionaireClairZachanassiancomestotheimpoverishedandtumbledownsmalltownGüllen,whereshespentherchildhoodasKlaraWäscher.AtthattimeGüllenresidentAlfredIIIdidnotrecognizetheirmutualchildandbribedtwowitnesses,todenyhisfatherhood.Thechilddied,ClarehadtoabandontheGüllenandserveasprostituteforliving,untilsheisrichwithchanging...[
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NewYorkWeek[1]
JurekBecker
Translatedbyxia23
Dayseven
Youcometoanewcity:youhaveheardalotofaboutitbefore,youheadisfullofjudgementsyouhavebroughtwithyou.Youfindout,thateachofyourprejudicecanbeverified,actuallywithoutmucheffort,thereissomethingtoeachoneofthem.Youcollectyourobservationsasproof.Youwanttoshowtoyourself,howgoodyoualreadyknewthecitybeforeyouarrivethere.Yousucceedindoingit....[
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NewYorkWeekJurekBeckerTranslatedbyxia23Daythree[1]AtbreakfastashowonTVinwhichtheypraythreetimes:onceforGeorgeForeman,anextinctboxer;onceforahandicappedgirl,whoispolished,sittinginawheelchairinfrontofthecamera;onceforallofAmerica.Iturnitoffandonagain,Iwanttoseeittotheend.Sarcasticjudgementsgothroughmyhead.ThatinCentralEurope,Ithink,andthentobeacritic.Thenthequestion:buthaven’ttheycalculatedev...[
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NewYorkWeek[1]JurekBeckerTranslatedbyxia23DaytwoIamstronglyadvisedbypeoplewhoknowAmericanottocarrymorethan$20withmeandgiveitimmediatelytoeachrobberwhenbeingaskedfor.ButinmypocketIstillput$45andthekeytothehotelsafe.ThereIhavetherestofmymoney,myGDR[2]passportandalsoavaluableitem.Thefirstproblem,asIstepoutontothestreetinthemorning:IknownothingabouttheconversionformulafromFahrenheittoCalcius.Itiscold,...[
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NewYorkWeek[1]JurekBecker[2]Translatedbyxia23DayoneNewYorkbeginswell,theplanehastocircleoverKennedyAirportfor50minutes,becausenofreerunwayforusafterthesnowstorm.Iwatchedoutfromthewindowandwantedverymuchmythoughttobecaptured.So,thatisNewYorkdownbelow.Itisacloudyevening,Iknowimmediately,thatIhaveneverseensomanylampslightingupatthesametime.Ataparticularbrightstripoflights,Ithinkoftheword“Broadw...[
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EverysixthAmericanhasGermanancestors[1]In2000census,approximately43millionAmericans(15.2%ofpopulation)werereportedtohaveGermanancestors.Germanywasthemostfrequentlyannouncedcountryoforiginatthattime,followedbyIreland(10.8%ofpopulation)andAfrican(8.8%ofpopulation).In1990even23%AmericanswerereportedtobeGermanorigin.Thischangefrom23%in1990censusto15.2%in2000census,canbeexplainedbythefactthatmanyAmeric...[
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AfamousGermanabroad[1]BertoltBrecht(1898-1956)[2]BertoltBrechtwasborninAugsburg(Bayern)onFebruary10,1898.Afterfinishinghisuniversityentranceexam,BrechtenrolledinthemedicalschoolofUniversityofMunich,althoughhewouldratherwrite.HisfirstplaywasperformedinMunichin1922.In1924hemovedtoBerlintoworkasaplaywrightforMaxReinhardtattheGermantheater.In1928hisThreepennyOpera[3]wasperformedwithgreatsuccess,andwas...[
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SilverDreamAmaryllis:
Setup:camera:NikonD200,interval10minutesperphoto,Aperturepriority,F13,24mm:
Thelight,Imadeamistake,Iputitontheleftsideofmycamera,theflowerleanedtowardstheleftchasingthelightandlaterIputitontherightsideofmycamera,theflowerleanedtowardstherightchasingthelighttoo.Ishouldusetwolights,oneontheleftsideandtheotherontherightsideofthecamera.
Ionlyusedthislight...[
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DanielBarenboim:alifeinGermany[1]WhenDanielBarenboim[2]wasinvitedbyWilhelmFurtwängler[3]toplayinBerlinPhilharmonicOrchestraasayoungpianistafterWorldWarII,hisfatherforbadehimtotraveltoGermany.ItwastooearlyforayoungJewishmusiciantoworkinBerlinshortlyafterthewar.BarenboimlivedwithhisparentsinIsraelatthattime.Inthelateryears,theconductorBarenboimconductedallovertheworld,especiallyinGermanyandbeca...[
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