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Title: Die Uhr; Aufzeichnungen eines Hagestolzen
Note: Reading ease score: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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Summary: "Die Uhr; Aufzeichnungen eines Hagestolzen" by Karl Frenzel is a literary novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative follows the life of Gotthold Werben, a fifty-year-old doctor who cherishes his quiet and uneventful existence until he is disrupted by a neighboring actress, Elsa Themar, and the ticking of her clock. The story explores themes of solitude, human connections, and the unexpected emotional turbulence that disrupts a monotonous life. The opening of the novel introduces Werben as an introspective man who has achieved stability in his life as a doctor after a tumultuous past. He describes the comfort of his quiet home and the peculiar relationship he has developed with his landlord, who also shares his love for tranquility. However, this peaceful existence is shattered when a new neighbor moves in—an actress with an irritating clock that ticks disturbingly loud. Despite his initial irritation and aversion to her, Werben's impression of Elsa begins to shift, hinting at deeper emotional currents. Throughout the beginning, he grapples with his feelings, the enigma of time represented by the clock, and the complexities of human relationships, foreshadowing a significant change in his life as he interacts more with Elsa. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Frenzel, Karl, 1827-1914
EBook No.: 64509
Published: Feb 9, 2021
Downloads: 61
Language: German
Subject: German fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Die Uhr; Aufzeichnungen eines Hagestolzen
Note: Reading ease score: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Die Uhr; Aufzeichnungen eines Hagestolzen" by Karl Frenzel is a literary novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative follows the life of Gotthold Werben, a fifty-year-old doctor who cherishes his quiet and uneventful existence until he is disrupted by a neighboring actress, Elsa Themar, and the ticking of her clock. The story explores themes of solitude, human connections, and the unexpected emotional turbulence that disrupts a monotonous life. The opening of the novel introduces Werben as an introspective man who has achieved stability in his life as a doctor after a tumultuous past. He describes the comfort of his quiet home and the peculiar relationship he has developed with his landlord, who also shares his love for tranquility. However, this peaceful existence is shattered when a new neighbor moves in—an actress with an irritating clock that ticks disturbingly loud. Despite his initial irritation and aversion to her, Werben's impression of Elsa begins to shift, hinting at deeper emotional currents. Throughout the beginning, he grapples with his feelings, the enigma of time represented by the clock, and the complexities of human relationships, foreshadowing a significant change in his life as he interacts more with Elsa. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Frenzel, Karl, 1827-1914
EBook No.: 64509
Published: Feb 9, 2021
Downloads: 61
Language: German
Subject: German fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.