Neues Altes

audiobook

Neues Altes

by Peter Altenberg

DE·~3 hours·113 chapters

Chapters

113 total
1

Gewidmet Anna Konrad

0:36
2

INHALT

2:35
3

WIDMUNGEN IN MEINE BÜCHER

4:21
4

WESEN DER FREUNDSCHAFT

1:40
5

WAS IST EIN DICHTER?

0:54
6

BEKENNTNIS

1:03
7

ENTWICKLUNG

2:14
8

SANKT-MARTINS-INSEL

2:00
9

KONZERT

1:23
10

BUCHBESPRECHUNG

4:53

Description

A kaleidoscopic diary opens with a tender dedication to Anna Konrad, then drifts through a constellation of literary quotations, from Goethe’s playful observation about perpetual adolescence to Baudelaire’s lyrical torment. The voice moves fluidly between reverent homage, wry humor, and philosophical speculation, inviting listeners to linger on the paradoxes of youth, friendship, and artistic purpose.

The book unfolds as a scrapbook of brief essays, letters, and aphorisms that capture fleeting moments in cafés, hospitals, and seaside resorts. Each fragment feels like a whispered conversation—sometimes earnest, sometimes sardonic—about everything from the quirks of poets and the rhythm of a concert to the quiet strain of everyday rituals. The tone is intimate yet expansive, offering a mosaic of thoughts that resonate long after the final line, making it a perfect companion for reflective listening.

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Language

de

Duration

~3 hours (212K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

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

Release date

2016-06-30

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Peter Altenberg

Peter Altenberg

1859–1919

A sharp-eyed voice of fin-de-siècle Vienna, he turned brief sketches, aphorisms, and prose poems into something startlingly modern. Closely associated with the city's café culture, he became one of the memorable literary figures of the Young Vienna circle.

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