Project Gutenberg 2010-04-16 Public domain in the USA. 111 Meyrink, Gustav 1868 1932 Meyer-Meyrink, Gustav Fledermäuse: Sieben Geschichten Reading ease score: 67.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Meister Leonhard -- Das Grillenspiel -- Wie Dr. Hiob Paupersum seiner Tochter rote Rosen brachte -- Amadeus Knödlseder, der unverbesserliche Lämmergeier -- J. H. Obereits Besuch bei den Zeit-egeln -- Der Kardinal Napellus -- Die vier Mondbrüder. Produced by Norbert H. Langkau, Evelyn Kawrykow, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Fledermäuse: Sieben Geschichten" by Gustav Meyrink is a collection of stories written in the early 20th century. The work explores themes of existential dread and the supernatural, delving into the human psyche through various enigmatic narratives. The first story introduces Meister Leonhard, a character whose unsettling childhood is marked by a domineering mother and eerily chaotic domestic life. The opening of the book presents Meister Leonhard as he reflects on his life while seated in a Gothic chair, staring out at the snowy landscape. This introspective moment reveals his deep anxieties about his past, particularly concerning his oppressive upbringing and his fraught relationship with his mother, whose erratic behavior haunts him. As winter elements invade the scene, images of shadows, madness, and despair intertwine, setting the tone for a narrative that oscillates between memories and the bleak present. Leonhard's inner turmoil and longing for peace are palpable as he navigates the torment and chaos surrounding him, offering readers a glimpse into the psychological intricacies that will likely pervade the subsequent stories. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Short stories Fantasy fiction, Austrian PT Text DE Prosa Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 294209 294217 2024-10-13T13:48:06.137095 2023-09-14T06:52:17.309197 text/html text/html 299064 2021-01-06T11:39:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 113698 2021-01-06T11:39:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 200142 2024-10-13T13:48:14.719045 application/epub+zip 201618 2024-10-13T13:48:09.773066 application/epub+zip 186944 2024-10-13T13:48:08.232085 application/epub+zip 359501 2024-10-13T13:48:18.364017 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326770 2024-10-13T13:48:13.726048 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272039 2022-09-14T15:58:52.335060 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264730 264594 2024-10-13T13:48:05.486114 2023-09-14T06:52:16.774165 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 260146 2021-01-06T11:39:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 105123 2021-01-06T11:39:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20351 2024-10-13T13:48:18.509021 application/rdf+xml 12422 2024-10-13T13:48:08.774070 image/jpeg 3101 2024-10-13T13:48:08.502068 image/jpeg 188942 2024-10-13T13:48:06.165085 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 de.wikipedia en.wikipedia