
Und die ihr alle meine Brüder seid
Barbara.
Der Sohn.
Das rote Buch.
In this lyrical collection the quiet world of a rural parish unfolds around a cemetery that borders the vicar’s garden. The pastor’s wife moves between the living and the dead, strolling among birch trees, lilac blossoms and climbing clematis, her thoughts tinged with both reverence and melancholy. As evening settles, she is joined by a long‑separated friend, and together they linger beside a weathered gravestone, the ancient inscription sparking whispered recollections.
Through gentle dialogue and vivid description, the stories weave personal memory with the timeless rhythm of village life, hinting at hidden sorrows and fragile joys that linger beneath the surface. The narrative invites listeners to step into a world where the ordinary—garden paths, shared tea, the hush of twilight—becomes a portal to deeper reflections on loss, faith, and the bonds that tie generations together. The tone remains intimate, drawing you into the quiet, lingering echoes of a community’s heart.
Language
de
Duration
~2 hours (147K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Norbert H. Langkau and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2008-01-05
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1882–1968
Born in India and later at home in Basel, this German-Swiss writer turned a life shaped by mission work, education, and travel into fiction with a strong social conscience. Her story also brushes against literary history through a close friendship with Hermann Hesse.
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