
Die Tür
Der Kleiderkasten
Die Mutter
Onkel Gustav
Mittagessen
Geld
Gott
Gute Familie
Brand
Eine Mutter
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.
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.
Subjects

1895–1948
A sharp, once-overlooked Austrian writer, journalist, translator, and dramatist, she is now being rediscovered for fiction that saw the dangers of her time with unusual clarity. Born in Vienna and later driven into exile in Scandinavia, she wrote with urgency, wit, and a striking feel for political and emotional pressure.
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