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(2024-04-24 16:07:18)
Rebellionandreflection[1]WernerHeiduczek[2]Translatedbyxia23ThepresenceofmydaughterYanaonthisnotveryfriendlyplanetisgroundedonthesocialconditions,fromwhichIdeterminedtobreakoff.Nowyouhavetoknow,thatIhavestillhadtwomoredaughters,whomIcarenolessatall.Butallthesame.Theeldestdaughter,Christiane,whomIletmywife’smotherraise.Iwasastudent,andIwasfarmoreinterestedintheearlymedievalpoems,theGreekphilo...[阅读全文]
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AsifIhadheardaswallow[1]FriederikaMayröcker[2]Translatedbyxia23Theunicornsaystothebicorn:itseemedtome,asifIhadheardaswallowintheOctoberair,ittwitteredsoairily.Thebicornsaystothetricorn:itseemedtome,asiftheunicornhadsaidtomethatithadheardaswallowtwitteredintheairofthebeautifulOctober.Ittwitteredsoairilyinthebeautifulair.Thetricornsaystoquadracorn:itseemedtome,asifthebicornhadsaidtomethatithadh...[阅读全文]
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ChainReaction[1]MaxvonderGrün[2]Translatedbyxia23InSeptember1969afterspendingseveralweeksinTurkeywithmyfriendIcamebacktothefederalGermany.AttheAustrian-GermanborderweboughtapileofGermannewspapers.Intheend,wewerehungryforinformation.Ineverynewspaperwereadfrommoreorlessthelargeheadlines,thattheworkforceofalargesteelworkshasgoneonawildstrike,inmyhometownDortmund.Iwasexcited,Ihadtobethere.Isteppe...[阅读全文]
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UnknownSeedlingTimeLapse4.5Days5:56am,4/12/2024-6:30pm,4/16/2024219picturesInterval:30minutesMovie:24framespersecondCamera:CanonXTiIntervalometer:JintuLight:LEDbulb100W(15W)5000KSoftware:Lightroomv5.5[阅读全文]
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BeyondCarrotandWhiportheRaisingofContradictions[1]LudwigHarig[2]Translatedbyxia23Theworldisneitherthisnorthat,butdifferent.Everywherethereisathinganditsopposite.Forexample,lifeanddeath,lifeandculture,butalsolifeandschool.MarinLuthersetslifeagainstdeathanddeathagainstlife.ThomasMannsetslifeagainstcultureandcultureagainstlife.ButIsetlifeagainstschoolandschoolagainstlife.MatinLuther,ThomasMannandImys...[阅读全文]
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Idon’tknow[1]JurijBr?zan[2]Translatedbyxia23OnceItraveledtoSweden.BetweenSassnitzandTrelleborg,icefloeswerefloating.InmyluggagetherewasalargebottleofCzechslivovitz,perhapsforSwedishwinter,perhapsasagiftforsomeone.Theeyeofthecustomsofficercaughtthenewspaper,inwhichIhadwrappedtheslivovitz.Heaskedforthepaper,covered--withoutlook–nowonlythenakedbottlewithmypajamasandlookedatthenewspaper.Th...[阅读全文]
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IfICould,asIWanted[1]BarbaraFrischmuth[2]Translatedbyxia23“IfIcould,asIwanted”,menoftenhearthissayingfromwomen.Womenwhobelievetheyknowwhattheywant.Sowhatdotheywant,thesewomen,whoactuallyshouldknow?“Iwouldliketoknowwhatsuitsme”,saysMrs.A.,“ifonlymyhusbandwouldgivemeenoughmoney,withwhichIcouldbuyallofthesebeautifulthingstoo.”Shecan’taffordmostofthesebeautifu...[阅读全文]
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WhatifPoetsCouldPerformMagic?[1]UrsWidmer[2]Translatedbyxia23Ifitwerespringnoworifthesunwereshiningorifaprettysingleladypickedmeuporevenifarealrainfellfromtheskyandwashedmyhead:whatwouldIdo,wherewouldIgo?InwhosehousewouldIeatmybreakfast,inwhosebedwouldIsleep,whowouldIbe?AfterallI’vebeenanacademicforyears,ababysittersincetheacademicyears(yes,onceIwantedtobeabakertoo,withwhitehair,whithands,wh...[阅读全文]
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OrangeTree(1YearOld)GrowsTimeLapse4Days12:06pm,4/11/2024-4:46pm,4/15/2024Interval:20minutes304photosCamera:GEE1030Light:LEDbulb,100W(15W),5000KMovie:24framespersecondSoftware:Lightroomv5.5[阅读全文]
