Fechsung

audiobook

Fechsung

by Peter Altenberg

DE·~5 hours·206 chapters

Chapters

206 total

Anmerkungen zur Transkription

1:34

INHALTSVERZEICHNIS

4:48

NACHTRAG ZU PRODROMOS

26:46

ERLEBNIS

1:46

NESTER

0:41

ENTDECKEN

2:01

ST. D.

0:54

VERGNÜGUNGSLOKAL

0:35

MOULIN ROUGE, „VENEDIG IN WIEN“

2:45

KARRIERE

2:07
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Description

A lively mosaic of short sketches, letters, and poems invites listeners into the bustling world of early‑twentieth‑century Europe. The pieces flow from cafés in Vienna to the canals of Venice, each fragment capturing a fleeting impression or a witty observation. The narrator’s voice is intimate, addressing everything from the hum of a city street to the quiet moments of personal reflection.

Themes range widely—love’s tender quirks, the absurdities of war, the charm of everyday objects, and the pull of philosophy. Scattered anecdotes about friends, family, and the artistic circles of the time sit beside meditations on nature, music, and the fleeting nature of modern life. The collection feels like leafing through a diary that never settles, always moving between humor and melancholy.

Listening to this work feels like joining a never‑ending conversation with a curious, observant mind. Its fragments weave together a portrait of a society on the brink of change, offering both nostalgia and a fresh perspective on the small details that shape our lives.

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Language

de

Duration

~5 hours (339K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

Sep 15, 2019

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Peter Altenberg

Peter Altenberg

1859–1919

A sharp-eyed Viennese original, he turned brief sketches, aphorisms, and prose miniatures into a distinctive modern style. Writing under the name Peter Altenberg, he became one of the memorable literary voices of fin-de-siècle Vienna.

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