Project Gutenberg 2012-01-07 Public domain in the USA. 42 Bryusov, Valery Yakovlevich 1873 1924 Brjussow, Waleri Брюсов, Валерий Яковлевич Briussov, Valeri Brussoff Brussof, Valery Brussov, Valery Guenther, Johannes von 1886 1973 Von Guenther, Hans Guenther, Hans von Günther, Johannes von Von Guenther, Johannes Die Republik des Südkreuzes: Novellen Die Republik des Südkreuzes -- Die Schwestern -- Im unterirdischen Kerker -- Die letzten Märtyrer -- Jetzt aber, wo ich erwacht bin ... -- Im Spiegel -- Das Köpfchen aus Marmor. Produced by Jens Sadowski "Die Republik des Südkreuzes: Novellen" by Valery Yakovlevich Bryusov is a collection of fictional narratives written in the early 20th century. The central themes revolve around a dystopian society grappling with a mysterious and destructive epidemic that brings chaos to its capital, the Sternenstadt. The book combines elements of science fiction and social commentary, exploring deep psychological themes and the human psyche's fragility in the face of societal collapse. The opening of the work sets a somber tone as it describes the rise of the Republic of the South Cross from its steel industry origins and details its capital's technological advancements that mask underlying tyranny. As the narrative unfolds, reports emerge of a strange mental illness known as "mania contradicens," which causes victims to act against their true desires and leads to widespread societal breakdown. The stark contrast between the city's vibrant life and the encroaching madness paints a vivid picture of a civilization in decay. The protagonist's struggle against the maelstrom of insanity and the exploration of interpersonal relationships among the characters hint at deeper emotional and existential conflicts that define the human experience during crisis. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/38518/38518-h/images/title.jpg de Russia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Russian fiction -- Translations into German Short stories, Russian -- Translations into German PG Text DE Prosa Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 232471 232695 2024-09-16T08:53:40.707899 2023-09-17T04:06:12.434119 text/html text/html 225942 2012-01-07T14:02:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 132783 2012-01-07T15:31:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 144479 2024-09-16T08:53:44.328861 application/epub+zip 147081 2024-09-16T08:53:41.462920 application/epub+zip 113280 2024-09-16T08:53:41.085893 application/epub+zip 219683 2024-09-16T08:53:46.918866 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 201272 2024-09-16T08:53:43.974891 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 169195 2022-09-17T14:39:22.870244 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213859 213851 2024-09-16T08:53:40.371903 2023-09-17T04:06:12.117137 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 210475 2012-01-07T14:02:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 81661 2012-01-07T15:31:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20407 2024-09-16T08:53:47.060847 application/rdf+xml 11212 2024-09-16T08:53:41.163921 image/jpeg 2129 2024-09-16T08:53:41.123889 image/jpeg 138054 2024-09-16T08:53:40.749894 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