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29/08/2026

Eine Reise in die Welt des Flamencos

Die Welt des spanischen Flamencos ist ausgesprochen vielfältig. Gesang und Tanz, Text und Musik verbinden sich darin zu einem einzigartigen Gesamtkunstwerk. In der Lyrik hat er ein eigenes Genre begründet. 1. Episode: Getanzter Abschiedsschmerz: Die Sevillana "El Adiós" Das Lied El Adiós (Der Abschied) – eine populäre "Sevillana" – verweist mit seinem melancholischen Text und seiner schwungvollen Melodie auf die emotionale Ambivalenz des Flamencos.

Die Welt des spanischen Flamencos ist ausgesprochen vielfältig. Gesang und Tanz, Text und Musik verbinden sich darin zu einem einzigartigen Gesamtkunstwerk. In der Lyrik hat er ein eigenes Genre be…

24/08/2026

Zacharias Mbizo: Luckless Homecoming

The Dead Man who Solved the Murder of Himself A dead man complains to the responsible angelic clerk in heaven for having been unjustly and far too early removed from the Book of Life. As a result, he is allowed to return to earth for a limited period of time to solve the murder he fell victim to. Unfortunately, his new form of existence is very different from the one he was used to. Although he is once again in the world, he no longer becomes a part of it. eBook 5,49 € Image: Odilon Redon: Melancholie, 1876

The Dead Man who Solved the Murder of Himself A dead man complains to the responsible angelic clerk in heaven for having been unjustly and far too early removed from the Book of Life. As a result, …

24/08/2026

Ilka Hoffmann:Diary of a Shadowless Man

Part I: The Shadow Loss Theo C. can´t believe it at first: he has lost his shadow! How is he supposed to go on living now? After all, a person without a shadow will cause offence everywhere! So the offer of a company for replacement shadows comes just at the right time. But can he trust the obscure shadow dealer? The light took note of the shoe cupboard, the pair of rubber boots in front of it, even of my old trench coat, which had been hanging untouched next the door since last winter....

Part I: The Shadow Loss Theo C. can´t believe it at first: he has lost his shadow! How is he supposed to go on living now? After all, a person without a shadow will cause offence everywhere! So the…

23/08/2026

Ilona Lay: The Underachiever

Discussions about a "child-centred approach to education" date back to the 19th century. Nevertheless, even today, teaching often tends to follow the principle of a performance-oriented selection process, in which more sensitive pupils fall by the wayside. The Underachiever Enclosed by yawning clocks,he crouches his way through the morning maze.His mouth freezes in the blizzard of questions,his fingers scrawl fragments of letters…...

Discussions about a „child-centred approach to education“ date back to the 19th century. Nevertheless, even today, teaching often tends to follow the principle of a performance-oriented…

22/08/2026

Summer Dreams

Zacharias Mbizo’s Dream Worlds These dream worlds truly taste of summer. However, they do not necessarily reflect what we usually mean by "summer dreams" in everyday life. Rather, they remind us that the overwhelming power of summer can, at times, be quite violent. Thunderstorm Complete, eerie silence. Then, almost a salvation, the first rumble of thunder. Another thunder, then one more, each like the echo of the first, yet bursting from its own maw, amplified by its own valley funnels....

Zacharias Mbizo’s Dream Worlds These dream worlds truly taste of summer. However, they do not necessarily reflect what we usually mean by „summer dreams“ in everyday life. Rather, they …

20/08/2026

Zacharias Mbizo: Nocturnal Call

Dream Worlds. Literary Miniatures. At first glance, the language of dreams seems enigmatic to us. However, if we are willing to engage with their peculiar logic, they can help us to see things more clearly. This is all the more true when our dreams are a mirror of our own abysses. Nocturnal Call is the author’s second volume of „dream worlds…...

Dream Worlds. Literary Miniatures. At first glance, the language of dreams seems enigmatic to us. However, if we are willing to engage with their peculiar logic, they can help us to see things more…

20/08/2026

Nadja Dietrich: Murder in the German Parliament

Investigations of a Cleaning Lady eBook Kindle What a shock for Lidia Afanasyevna! While cleaning the toilets in the German parliament, she finds a dead politician. Who was the man? And why does the news claim that he died in his office? Is there perhaps a cover-up going on? Curious, Lidia Afanasyevna begins to investigate the circumstances of the death. Not a completely harmless plan!...

Investigations of a Cleaning Lady eBook Kindle What a shock for Lidia Afanasyevna! While cleaning the toilets in the German parliament, she finds a dead politician. Who was the man? And why does th…

02/08/2026

02/08/2026

015 stöberte ich in Paris im Quartier Latin in einem großen Antiquariat. Dort fand ich einen ziemlich zerfledderten Gedichtband von "Robert de Souza" einem Symbolisten. Ein schönes Geschenk für den . Er war begeistert und übersetzte die Gedichte. Robert de Souza ist vergessen, obwohl er ein großartiger Dichter war. Hört mal rein in das Lied von der Weide. Nachdichtungen finden sich auf (Literaturplanet.de)

29/07/2026

Ich habe mal wieder meinen Spieltrieb gefrönt und ein Video über den "Literaturplaneten" mit Hilfe von KI kreiert. ICh hoffe es gefällt Euch :-).