Krawall: Lustige Geschichten

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Krawall: Lustige Geschichten

by Ludwig Thoma

DE·~4 hours

Chapters

Description

An exuberant collection of short stories captures the quirks of a Bavarian village caught between tradition and the absurdities of modern life. The narrator stitches together lively episodes, letting the local dialect sparkle while keeping the humor accessible to all listeners. Each tale swings between gentle satire and outright farce, painting characters that feel both familiar and delightfully exaggerated.

One of the opening episodes recounts a mock‑revolution in the tiny town of Dürnbuch, where a nervous book printer, a hot‑tempered smith, and an over‑eager militia scramble to defend against imagined Prussian invaders. Their preparations—secret sanatorium corps, hastily sharpened sabers, and nightly watch‑calls—are described with tongue‑in‑cheek detail, turning tension into comedy. As the night’s gunshots echo across the market square, the townsfolk’s bravado collides with the reality that the only threat is a stray shot from the village gunsmith, leaving listeners chuckling at the gap between fear and folly.

Details

Language

de

Duration

~4 hours (239K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Peter Becker, Reiner Ruf, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2019-11-16

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Ludwig Thoma

Ludwig Thoma

1867–1921

Best known for sharp, funny portraits of Bavarian life, this German writer turned everyday speech and local politics into memorable satire. His work ranges from warm village comedy to pointed social criticism, which helped make him one of the most widely read authors in southern Germany.

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