
In the marble‑lined hall of the Representative Palace, a senior minister steps out of a high‑level diplomatic gathering, only to be confronted by a frantic, gaunt man who crashes up the grand staircase. The stranger, introducing himself as Arthur Bruchfeß, a chimney‑sweeper, demands that the minister let “our enemies receive justice” and that peace be restored. The exchange is both absurd and charged, exposing the clash between lofty rhetoric and the desperate voice of the ordinary citizen.
That moment, however, is only the beginning of a puzzling series of events that soon whispers through corridors and newspaper headlines. Rumours spread that the minister’s calm façade hides a darker presence, and the very air of the palace seems to thicken with an unseen force. Listeners are invited into a tightly wound tale where political satire meets a lingering ghostly atmosphere, drawing attention to the fragile boundary between authority and the unseen.
Language
de
Duration
~1 hours (68K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Jens Sadowski
Release date
Mar 15, 2013
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1884–1968
A lively figure in Prague’s literary world, this German-language writer, critic, and composer is remembered both for his own work and for preserving Franz Kafka’s. His life carried him from Austro-Hungarian Prague to Tel Aviv, where he remained an important cultural voice in exile.
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