
Die Prinzessin Girnara - Weltspiel und Legende - von - Jakob Wassermann - 1919 Ed. Strache Verlag Wien — Prag — Leipzig
WELTSPIEL
LEGENDE
In a vaulted hall lit by trembling candles, the court gathers for a solemn feast, yet the true focus is a mystery that has haunted the kingdom from its very foundation. Whispers echo through the stone corridors about Princess Girnara, a royal child who has never seen sunlight or garden blossoms, whose very existence has been sealed away by the king’s inscrutable wisdom. A procession of servants, musicians, and a humble pilgrim prepare for the ceremony, each charged with keeping the palace’s secrets while the air thrums with anticipation. The scene teems with vivid personalities—knights questioning the unseen princess, a curious maid pondering her concealed marriage, and a shy prince named Siho arriving under a veil of intrigue.
As the banquet commences, the tension between duty and curiosity sharpens, prompting conspiratorial glances and cryptic remarks from a magus and a shadowy demon in disguise. The characters grapple with riddles of why Girnara was hidden, what fate awaits her, and how the unseen forces at play might reshape the kingdom’s future. Their dialogue weaves together longing, loyalty, and the faint hint of a larger legend waiting to unfold, inviting listeners to step into a world where every whispered question holds the promise of revelation.
Language
de
Duration
~29 minutes (28K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Markus Brenner and DP Proofreaders Europe, http://dp.rastko.net.
Release date
2005-05-31
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1873–1934
A bestselling German novelist of the early 20th century, remembered for morally charged, dramatic fiction. His work reached a huge readership in the 1920s and 1930s, before being banned in Germany after the Nazi rise to power.
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