Project Gutenberg 2014-09-28 Public domain in the USA. 56 Mann, Heinrich 1871 1950 Kollwitz, Käthe 1867 1945 Kollwitz, Käthe Schmidt Kollwitz, Kaethe Kollwitz, Kathe Die Armen: Ein Roman Reading ease score: 84.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Jens Sadowski "Die Armen: Ein Roman" by Heinrich Mann is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative delves into the struggles and complex lives of the working class, juxtaposing their plight against the backdrop of wealth and privilege represented by the bourgeois characters, particularly Professor Klinkorum and General Director Heßling. Central to the story are the characters Karl Balrich, a worker who grapples with the harsh realities of life, and the children surrounding the labor community, embodying both innocence and the consequences of their social environment. The opening of the book vividly immerses readers in the chaotic life outside a large worker's house in Gausenfeld, with children playing and chaotic scenes reflecting the harsh realities of their existence. Through the lens of Balrich, who observes the disparity between his life and that of the affluent, readers are introduced to the layered dynamics of class, authority, and survival. The text captures the tension between the workers and the elite, showcased in Klinkorum's disdain for the workers contrasted with Balrich's acute awareness of his circumstances. The interactions among these characters highlight themes of social injustice, poverty, and the struggle for dignity in a world rife with economic disparity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Poor -- Germany -- Fiction Factories -- Employees -- Fiction Working class -- Germany -- Fiction PT Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 419581 419579 2024-10-19T15:32:59.484820 2023-09-20T10:47:48.895488 text/html text/html 427498 2014-09-28T06:42:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 190185 2014-09-28T06:42:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 203961 2024-10-19T15:33:05.250779 application/epub+zip 207766 2024-10-19T15:33:00.479826 application/epub+zip 207767 2024-10-19T15:32:59.991819 application/epub+zip 326200 2024-10-19T15:33:08.970751 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299993 2024-10-19T15:33:04.727794 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300163 2022-09-21T10:56:34.187194 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 376022 376014 2024-10-19T15:32:58.486857 2023-09-20T10:47:48.054458 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 368328 2014-09-28T06:42:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 145789 2014-09-28T06:42:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20943 2024-10-19T15:33:09.118744 application/rdf+xml 17003 2024-10-19T15:33:00.066809 image/jpeg 3047 2024-10-19T15:33:00.029821 image/jpeg 190779 2024-10-19T15:32:59.528806 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