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  • We walked over to Mein lieber Schwan, a very old restaurant near the river to the north.

    Mungowitz in Deutschland--Day 3 2009

  • Incidentally, I am rather tickled by the especially turgid German rendering of “Malo malo malo malo,” namely “Ich möchte lieber in einem Apfelbaum sein als ein schlechter Mann im Unglück,” which proves that strict case structure of a language does not necessarily guarantee anything remotely like concision.

    MALO MALO MALO MALO 2009

  • This occurs in novels such as: Der Fuchs war damals schon der Jäger from 1992, with its shining series of images of everyday terror; Herztier, 1994 (The Land of Green Plums, 1996) a masterful account of the flight of a group of youths from the terror regime; or Heute wär ich mir lieber nicht begegnet, 1997 (The Appointment, 2001) a fractured, chilling thriller in the shadow of imminent interrogation.

    The Nobel Prize in Literature 2009 - Presentation Speech 2009

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  • Incidentally, I am rather tickled by the especially turgid German rendering of “Malo malo malo malo,” namely “Ich möchte lieber in einem Apfelbaum sein als ein schlechter Mann im Unglück,” which proves that strict case structure of a language does not necessarily guarantee anything remotely like concision.

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  • Pellinore, mein lieber Freund, where are you going?

    The Curse of the Wendigo William James Henry 2010

  • With tears shining in his eyes, von Helrung cried softly, Pellinore, Pellinore, mein lieber Freund.

    The Curse of the Wendigo William James Henry 2010

  • Pellinore, mein lieber Freund, where are you going?

    The Curse of the Wendigo William James Henry 2010

  • Pellinore, mein lieber Freund, where are you going?

    The Curse of the Wendigo William James Henry 2010

  • With tears shining in his eyes, von Helrung cried softly, Pellinore, Pellinore, mein lieber Freund.

    The Curse of the Wendigo William James Henry 2010

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