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I finished this public-domain translation of Michael Kohlhaas and other short stories or novellas by Heinrich von Kleist (or Henry de Kleist, as the 19th-c. Swiss translators wrote). I liked the novella Michael Kohlhaas best, although it did play with my nerves a little bit, as the MC went up the nobility chain of command to appeal and plead his case, all in vain, to nobody's surprise 😒 I could see the parallels with Kafka.
#Germany

I started the tagged novella this morning. With a MC being unfairly treated, I can feel that it is not going to be good for my blood pressure!
This is my 1st von Kleist work, chosen because it's a classic, it's free to download, the theme appeals, and the author spent some time in Fort de Joux (which is in #Doubs, the département that I am focusing on in 2025).
I might watch the Mads Mikkelsen film later. ⬇

I started this novella last night with supper and finished it this morning. It‘s a story of justice turned to revenge that gets completely out of control. Martin Luther even makes an appearance to condemn and then assist the main character. I found it a bit ridiculous but with an interesting ending.

#1001books #Reading1001 #translated #ReadAndEat

#ispy with my little eye some green covers @Tanisha_A - I‘m at my boyfriend‘s place now with most of my books still at my parents‘ house but am happy that I still managed to find some 😁

Do you spy some black covers on your shelves @MrBook @SauerPatch @2BR02B @DuckOfDoom ?🤗

Kafka's favourite novella, I read somewhere, but not mine. #1001books

Several hours into @DeweysReadathon and two cups of coffee later - two books down, moving onto a novella. The real question right now is whether to have some ice cream or not...

"... und wie denn die Wahrscheinlichkeit nicht immer auf Seiten der Wahrheit ist, so traf es sich, dass hier etwas geschehen war, dass wir zwar berichten: die Freiheit aber, daran zu zweifeln, demjenigen, dem es wohlgefällt, zugestehen müssen ...."

#perfectquote #quoteoftheday #supersatz #kleist #spracheistkunst

"An den Ufern der Havel lebte, um die Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts, ein Rosshändler, namens Michael Kohlhaas, Sohn eines Schulmeisters, einer der rechtschaffensten zugleich und entsetzlichsten Menschen seiner Zeit."

#erstersatz #kleist #examen #kohlhaas #malwasanderes #supersatz