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Free read æ Die Tante Jolesch oder Der Untergang des Abendlandes in Anekdoten Ç PDF, DOC, TXT, eBook or Kindle ePUB free E Religionslehrer Grün der geistreiche Rechtsanwalt Sperber der unhöfliche Wirt Neugröschl der alte Kartenspieler Schwarz die Redakteure des legendären Prager Tagblatts der rechthaberische Onkel Hahn und natürlich die Tante Jolesch die den Lauf der Welt auf ihre Weise kommentiert und die so herrlich kochen konnt One of my all time favourites Must read for an austrian i guess but even without much interest in Austria or History it is strangly entertaining and compelling

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Free read æ Die Tante Jolesch oder Der Untergang des Abendlandes in Anekdoten Ç PDF, DOC, TXT, eBook or Kindle ePUB free Friedrich Torberg ist einer der letzten der aus eigener Erinnerung und gestützt auf Erzählungen älterer Freunde die Atmosphäre des ehemals habsburgischen Kulturkreises die unwiederbringliche Welt des jüdischen Bürgertums und der Boheme in Österreich Ungarn und Prag noch einmal so intensiv beschwören kann Es w Die Tante JoleschFriedrich Torberg 1908 1979Torberg created this work in 1975 intending to serve as a memory of his younger yearsHe recalls events of the time between the two World Wars From about 1918 to 1938 with the arrival in Vienna of the Nazi Regime from Germany Ich war 10 Jahre alt als die braune Sintflut ber Deutschland kam und ihre dreckige Gischt in die Nachbarl nder her berspritzen begann Torborg spent his time while Austria was still the Habsburg Monarchy in Vienna Prag Budapest Bad IschlLater in exile in New York and CaliforniaThe Cover Girl Tante Jolesch is playing only a minor role with common Jewish expressions used in conversation These are like common in Austrian language with a slight difference in pronunciation Jewish had a dislike for all Umlaut like and therefore spoke words out like Jiddisch instead of J disch Bleedheit instead of Bl dheit and so onDuring family meetings we come to Jewish and Austrian cooking and hear of Krautfleckerl and similar specialities There are memories of traditional card players and an episode of the social hierarchy in Prag and Vienna Most interesting are the chapters of Newspapers and the way these were organised as well as Literature in general Great artists and many names that would have been known thenAlong the pages full of amusing anecdotes the author makes mention of the ones who left for exile and the ones who fell victim to the Nazi regimeAnd then how time has moved on The generation has disappeared The only name I can recognise and still read today is Erich Maria Remarue A remarkable chapter concerns the institution of the Kaffehaus The public Caf where the intelligence community used to meet and debate art and philosophy Then we hear of the disputed original of the Sachertorte in Vienna And of the last Oberkellner It was my great pleasure to read a work written in this almost extinct original language Soft round and familiar where every sentence creates an image of a bygone time It is a strange recipe to have succeeded a work at the same time entertaining and amusing as well as melancholic and sadI can imagine only a small circle of readers who would appreciate this memoir as it is mostly addressed to a past generation of a specific mindset and culture