Project Gutenberg 2008-05-06 Public domain in the USA. 99 Wassermann, Jakob 1873 1934 Wassermann, Jacob Lewisohn, Ludwig 1882 1955 Porterfield, Allen Wilson 1877 1952 Porterfield, Allen W. Gänsemännchen. English The Goose Man Produced by Markus Brenner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Goose Man" by Jakob Wassermann is a novel written in the early 20th century. It explores themes of social change, personal struggle, and familial relationships, primarily revolving around the lives of Gottfried Nothafft, a weaver in a small German town, and his son Daniel. As the story unfolds, it delves into the impact of industrialization on traditional ways of life and how individuals strive for their aspirations amidst hardship and disappointment. The opening of the narrative introduces us to the rural setting of Eschenbach and the life of Gottfried Nothafft, a weaver whose business is threatened by the advent of machine-made textiles. His deep desire for a son is eventually fulfilled, but his life becomes increasingly burdened by poverty and despair as industry disrupts their livelihoods. When Gottfried's financial struggles intensify, he reveals a hidden savings to his brother-in-law, Jason Philip Schimmelweis, with hopes of ensuring a future for his family, particularly for Daniel. As the story begins, tensions arising from poverty, ambition, and familial expectations hint at the complex dynamics that will shape the lives of these characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Germany -- Fiction Composers -- Fiction German fiction -- Translations into English PT Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1206971 1206984 2024-09-11T04:52:14.942647 2023-09-11T08:21:52.815003 text/html text/html 1243902 2021-01-03T13:53:43 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 567799 2021-01-03T13:53:43 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 640315 2024-09-11T04:52:31.334537 application/epub+zip 653727 2024-09-11T04:52:18.118608 application/epub+zip 543687 2024-09-11T04:52:16.400659 application/epub+zip 930025 2024-09-11T04:52:41.285526 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 859013 2024-09-11T04:52:29.573543 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 824569 2022-09-12T03:46:47.455959 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1137512 2024-09-11T04:52:11.910655 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1149214 2021-01-03T13:53:43 text/plain; charset=utf-8 439037 2021-01-03T13:53:43 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1136910 2021-01-03T13:53:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 437306 2021-01-03T13:53:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1137212 2021-01-03T13:53:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 437056 2021-01-03T13:53:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23187 2024-09-11T04:52:41.452486 application/rdf+xml 10482 2024-09-11T04:52:16.793613 image/jpeg 3110 2024-09-11T04:52:16.599617 image/jpeg 607384 2024-09-11T04:52:15.050646 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia de.wikipedia en.wikipedia