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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781590174548 |
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Purchased |
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Prism Books, Kadavanthra, EKM |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title |
English |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
F |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Robert Walser |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
BERLIN STORIES |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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1 ; Main edition |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
NYRB Classics |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2012/01/24 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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160 |
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| General note |
In 1905 the young Swiss writer Robert Walser arrived in Berlin to join his older brother Karl, already an important stage-set designer, and immediately threw himself into the vibrant social and cultural life of the city. Berlin Stories collects his alternately celebratory, droll, and satirical observations on every aspect of the bustling German capital, from its theaters, cabarets, painters’ galleries, and literary salons, to the metropolitan street, markets, the Tiergarten, rapid-service restaurants, and the electric tram. Originally appearing in literary magazines as well as the feuilleton sections of newspapers, the early stories are characterized by a joyous urgency and the generosity of an unconventional guide. Later pieces take the form of more personal reflections on the writing process, memories, and character studies. All are full of counter-intuitive images and vignettes of startling clarity, showcasing a unique talent for whom no detail was trivial, at grips with a city diving headlong into modernity.<br/><br/>Summary<br/><br/> In 1905 the young Swiss writer Robert Walser arrived in Berlin to join his older brother Karl, already an important stage-set designer, and immediately threw himself into the vibrant social and cultural life of the city. Berlin Stories collects his alternately celebratory, droll, and satirical observations on every aspect of the bustling German capital, from its theaters, cabarets, painters galleries, and literary salons, to the metropolitan street, markets, the Tiergarten, rapid-service restaurants, and the electric tram.<br/><br/>Contents<br/><br/> The city streets: Good morning, giantess! -- The park -- Friedrichstrasse -- Market -- Aschinger -- Berlin W -- Tiergarten -- In the electric tram -- The metropolitan street. -- The theater: The theater : a dream -- A person possessed of curiousity -- On the Russian ballet -- Portrait sketch -- On staging lies -- Do you know Meier? -- Four amusements -- Cowshed -- An actor. -- Berlin life: Berlin and the artist -- Kutsch -- Fabulous -- Mountain halls -- The little Berliner -- Flower days -- Fire -- Something about the railway -- What became of me -- Food for thought. -- Looking back Remembering The tales of Hoffman -- The tanners -- The secretary -- Frau Bähni -- Full -- Horse and woman -- Frau Wilke -- Frau Scheer -- The millionairess -- A homecoming in the snow.<br/> |
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Fiction |
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Classic Literature |
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Berlin (Germany)--Fiction. |
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Jochen Greven (ed.) |
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Susan Susan (tr.) |
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Lending |
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Dewey Decimal Classification |
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