Die Vergiftung

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Die Vergiftung

by Maria Lazar

DE·~3 hours·13 chapters

Chapters

13 total
1

Die Tür

11:06
2

Der Kleiderkasten

16:23
3

Die Mutter

18:30
4

Onkel Gustav

24:50
5

Mittagessen

10:25
6

Geld

26:20
7

Gott

13:34
8

Gute Familie

30:47
9

Brand

28:39
10

Eine Mutter

10:23

Description

In this haunting narrative a young woman named Ruth drifts through an oppressive cityscape, haunted by a recurring image of a dark, unbreakable door that seems to seal her fate. The prose blurs the line between external streets and internal corridors, as she navigates cramped family rooms, stale meals, and a letter that promises more lies than answers. Each encounter—whether with the blinding afternoon light or the silent, accusing mirror—tightens the sense that she is both trapped and compelled to confront an invisible force that governs her every step.

The story unfolds as a meditation on memory, guilt, and the weight of unspoken obligations, drawing listeners into Ruth’s fragmented world where ordinary moments crack open into unsettling revelations. As she wrestles with the lingering presence of the door and the cryptic messages it holds, the novel invites you to feel the claustrophobia of a life lived behind stubborn barriers, while hinting at the fragile possibility of breaking free.

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Language

de

Duration

~3 hours (217K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Jens Sadowski and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. This file was made from scans of public domain material at Austrian Literature Online.

Release date

2020-08-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Maria Lazar

Maria Lazar

1895–1948

A sharp, fearless voice of Austrian modernism, her work explores identity, social pressure, and the political anxieties of her time. Long overlooked, she has been rediscovered by new readers drawn to her psychological insight and dark wit.

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