Berge Meere und Giganten : $b Roman

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Berge Meere und Giganten : $b Roman

by Alfred Döblin

DE·~20 hours·10 chapters

Chapters

10 total
1

Zueignung

4:22
2

Erstes Buch. Die westlichen Kontinente

1:42:18
3

Zweites Buch. Der Uralische Krieg

1:56:07
4

Drittes Buch. Marduk

2:21:08
5

Viertes Buch. Die Täuscher

2:56:54
6

Fünftes Buch. Das Auslaufen der Städte

2:34:22
7

Sechstes Buch. Island

1:54:30
8

Siebentes Buch. Die Enteisung Grönlands

2:35:47
9

Achtes Buch. Die Giganten

2:07:18
10

Neuntes Buch. Venaska

2:32:03

Description

The opening immerses listeners in a contemplative voice that wrestles with the enormity of the world—its mountains, seas, and unseen forces that shape every breath. It moves from intimate observations of ink, paper, and flickering tulips to a sprawling sense of being carried by a “thousand‑named” presence that animates nature, wind, fire, and stone. This lyrical meditation sets a tone of awe and fragility, inviting you to feel both the minute details of a sun‑lit meadow and the vast, almost mythic currents that bind all living things.

From this reverent groundwork the narrative shifts to a post‑war landscape where the survivors of a devastating global conflict inherit empty towns, abandoned factories, and the ghosts of those who never returned. As the next generation rebuilds, the story explores how ordinary lives intersect with the lingering weight of history, examining identity, memory, and the restless urge to understand the forces that have carried humanity forward. The first act offers a richly textured portrait of a world poised between ruin and renewal, promising an introspective journey through both the external and internal terrains of human experience.

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Language

de

Duration

~20 hours (1195K characters)

Release date

2025-04-12

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Alfred Döblin

Alfred Döblin

1878–1957

Best known for the modern classic Berlin Alexanderplatz, he brought the noise, speed, and social tensions of big-city life into fiction with unusual energy. He was also a physician, and that close view of everyday struggle helped shape his sharp, humane writing.

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