
DITHYRAMBEN
In a fever‑dream of a city where streetlights blaze like comet tails and an immense, gothic organ towers over every square, the sound of humanity itself becomes a symphony of hunger, grief and clamor. The narrative swirls through bustling markets, crumbling hotels and factories that cough out their own lament, painting a landscape where the ordinary and the divine collide in a relentless, noisy chorus.
Amid this cacophony, a charismatic student rises from dim boarding houses, his eyes black holes that pierce the gray mask of daily life. He meets a flamboyant cinema director who promises a paradise for a single coin, a place where reality and illusion blur on a silver screen. Together they rally the downtrodden—workers, poets, rebels—each seeking meaning in a world that oscillates between absurd spectacle and desperate yearning.
Language
de
Duration
~38 minutes (36K characters)
Series
Bücherei "Der Jüngste Tag". Bd. 54
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Jens Sadowski
Release date
Sep 19, 2014
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1891–1950
A poet of borders and crossroads, this French-German writer moved between languages, countries, and artistic movements with unusual ease. His work links early modernism, expressionism, and surrealism while keeping a deeply personal voice.
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