Synopses & Reviews
Ideal for students, this affordable anthology features expert new translations of thirteen stories, most of which date from the last fifty years. Previously unavailable in English versions, the tales feature a diversity of styles and themes and offer fascinating insights into German life and literature.
English translations appear alongside the original German text of such stories as "Beauty and the Beast" by Irmtraud Morgner, Gabriele Wohmann's "Good Luck and Bad Luck," "Fratricide in the Backwater" by Georg Britting, and Carl Grunert's "The Archaeopteryx Egg." Other selections by important modern authors include tales by Alfred Henschke (aka Klabund), Michael Inneberger, and Iris Klockmann. The text is completely self-contained — no further apparatus or reference is necessary. Appropriate for high school and college courses, this dual-language edition is also ideal for independent study.
Synopsis
Original collection features expert English translations alongside original German text. Thirteen modern tales include "Beauty and the Beast" by Morgner, Liebert's "Flight of the Pelicans," and stories by Aurig, Buchwald, Altenbert, Graf, others.
Synopsis
Ideal for students, this affordable anthology features expert new translations of thirteen works previously unavailable in English. The translations appear alongside the original German text of such stories as "Beauty and the Beast" by Irmtraud Morgner, Gabriele Wohmann's "Good Luck and Bad Luck," and tales by other modern authors, including Grunert, Inneberger, and Klockmann.
Synopsis
Original collection features expert English translations alongside original German text. Thirteen modern tales include "Beauty and the Beast" by Morgner, Wohmann's "Good Luck and Bad Luck," and stories by Grunert, Inneberger, and Klockmann.
Table of Contents
CONTENTS Introduction v Acknowledgments xiii Kurd Laßwitz 1
Die Fernschule / The Distance Learning School 4/5 Carl Grunert 27
Das Ei des Urvogels / The Archaeopteryx Egg 30/31 Alfred Henschke (aka Klabund) 59
Der Bär / The Bear 62/63 Georg Britting 72
Brudermord im Altwasser / Fratricide in the Backwater 74/75 Elisabeth Langgässer 80
Saisonbeginn / Beginning of the Season 84/85 Luise Rinser 90
Die rote Katze / The Red Cat 94/95 Peter Bichsel 109
Ein Tisch ist ein Tisch / A Table Is a Table 112/113 Irmtraud Morgner 122
Der Schöne und das Tier / Beauty and the Beast 126/127 Iris Klockmann 155
Der Bote / The Messenger 158/159 Henry Bienek 165
Der Empfang / The Reception 168/169 Gabriele Wohmann 181
Glück und Unglück / Good Luck and Bad Luck 184/185 Michael Inneberger 201
Urlaub für ewig / Eternal Vacation 204/205
Klempner Huber / Plumber Huber 222/223