Beforethelaw[1]
FranzKafka[2]
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Adoorkeeperstandsbeforethelaw.Amanfromthelandcomestothedoorkeeperandasksforadmittancetothelaw.Butthedoorkeepersays,thathecouldnotgrandhimtheentrynow.Themanthinksitoverandasksifhecouldbeallowedtoenterlater.“Itispossible”,thedoorkeepersays,“butnotnow”.Asthedoortothelawisopenasusualandthedoorkeeperstepsaside,themanbendso...[
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AfamousMüncherChristianMorgenstern(1871-1914)[1]
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ChristianMorgenstern[2]wasbornonMay6,1871inMunich.Afterhedroppedoutfromhislawschoolhestartedtowrite.Hefirstwroteliteratureandtheatercriticismfordifferentnewspapersandmagazines.In1905hepublishedhisfirstpoemcollectionGallowsSongs,fromwhichthefollowingpoemwasselected:
Thewater
Withoutaword,withoutaword
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Partyatnoon[1]
YvonneVávra[2]
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FivekindsofcrispbreadsandonebrightSwedeareattheentranceoftheFrannz-ClubinBerlin.Hereitisthesameforthenoonat12p.m.,afunthing:movementinsteadofheavyfood,inspirationinsteadofmiddaylow.“Atthelunchbeatpeoplecleartheirheadbydancing,starttherestofdayrefreshedandmotivatefortherestofthesay”,saystheSwede,Olabyname.Itcosts10Euros...[
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AfamousBerlinerMarleneDietrich(1901-1992)[1]
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MarlenDietrichwasborninBerlin-SchöneberonDecember27,1901.Whenshewas18yearsold,shetrainedasaviolinistandstudiedintheBerlinUniversityofMusic.Attheageof23sheobtainedherfirsttheaterroleandsoonshebeganherfilmcareer.ThroughherroleinJosefvonSternberg’sFilm“TheBlueAngel”[2]MarleneDietrichbecamefamous.Inthef...[
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Thingsbeingwritten[1]
HansDaiber[2]
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KarlKornemannwasafreshlybakedcivilengineer,crispontheoutside,andhewouldstillbe,ifhehadnotglancedintoashopwindow.Hecouldnothaveknownforsure,whatlaytherebehindthepaneofglass.
Hecamefromthemainstation,hadjustarrived,wantedtotakehisfirstjob,butwouldliketoseethecityalittlebeforehecheckedinforthecompany.Hedressedtotheteeth,inordertoma...[
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Thelentbook[1]
HermannHarrySchmitz[2]
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Itwasamagnificentbookwithgilt-edgedanddamaskbinding,itlayonthetableinthelivingroom.
Itwasaveryboringbookwithbad,verybadillustrations.
Itwastheprideofthewholefamily.
Onlythefatherwasallowedtotakethebookinthehands.OnholidaysthefatherdressedinhisSundaybest,satdownintheirlivingroom,readaloudtothemotherandchildrenwithhissonor...[
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Thelightgreyspringcoat[1]
WolfganHildersheimer[2]
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Twomonthsago–wejustsatandhadourbreakfast,aletterfrommycousinEduardcame.MycousinEduardhadleftourhouseinaspringevening12yearsago,um,ashemaintained,putaletterinthemailbox,andithadneverreturned.Noonehadheardanythingfromhimeversince.ThelettercamefromSydneyinAustralia.Iopeneditandread:
DearPaul!
Canyousendmemyli...[
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Loveatfirstsight:[
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LifeinGermany:howdowelive,whathasbeenchanged–andwhy?[1]
AfteranarticlebyTheoSommer[2]in“DieZeit”[3].
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WhoareweGermanpeople–andwhatarewe?Howwerewe,whatarewetoday?Andwheredothingsgo?Themostcontemporariesdonotknowtheanswer.Weknowinadisturbingway,thatwearealwaysquicklyswirlingintoourfuture.Butwecansaylessreliablyaboutourfuturethanallpreviousgenerations...[
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(Onthestory:
Time:12atnoon,
Place:Classroomofthe9thgrade,
Characters:ateacherandstudents,
Event:thepinwhichholdthedoorhandle.)
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ThePin[1][3]
HeinrichSpoerl[2]
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Adoorhandleconsistsoftwoparts,onepositiveandonenegative.Theyfitintoeachother,apinwhichissmallbutimportant,holdsthemtogether.Wit...[
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