
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
2014-09-19
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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