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Title
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Der Spatz in der Hand: Fabeln und Verse
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Description
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This is a hardbound book (hard cover)
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This book has a dust jacket (book cover)
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Language note: German
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Wolf Dietrich Schnurre
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Creator
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Schnurre, Wolfdietrich
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Date
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2016-01-25T19:54:34Z
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1999-05
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1971
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Date Available
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2016-01-25T19:54:34Z
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Date Issued
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1971
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Abstract
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This 232-page little book is organized into seven chapters offering ironic categories like The Dowry of Innocence, Life's Slaps on the Cheek, The Eternal Values, and God's Difficult Position. I will offer comments here from Andreas Gommermann and save some examples of my reading for my copy of the second edition in 1973. Schnurre's fables are short, pointed, aphoristic, satirical. The dust-jacket speaks aptly of digs at culture and politics. Yes, this book is ein vergnüglicher Spiegel für selbstkritische Zeitgenossen. Is the Spatz in der Hand really, asks the cover caricature, a bird in the brain? Marriage is a particular target of Schnurre's satire. Typical political satire comes in a fable like A Contribution to Learning about Colors (156). The squirrel is called before a tribunal to account for its color. When he challenges the judge fox for having the same color, the fox responds that he has long since distanced himself from his fur. The point of that story might best be expressed Day before yesterday brown, yesterday red, and today black. (And tomorrow green?) Parallel Tastes (158) shows that the ruling party and the opposition are the same under the surface: a flea bites one from each party, shakes his head, and declares that he cannot find a difference. Triftiger Pazifismus (152) criticizes the mendacity of government. The hare is brought to court before the judge fox for not responding when he is called into military service. You refuse to defend your country! Against whom? Those who threaten the peace. How could I dare to raise my hand against you?! Schnurre employs a delightful range of characters from Greek and Christian mythology, various professions, unusual animals, daily objects, and concepts. Andreas points out aptly that an index of individual fables is missing; it would be very helpful. The illustrations are Schnurre's own caricatures: always fun, often helpful for getting the direction from which the criticism comes.
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Identifier
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6441 (Access ID)
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Language
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ger
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Publisher
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Langen-Müller Verlag
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Munich
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Subject
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PT2638.N67 S63 1971
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Wolf Dietrich Schnurre
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Title Page Scanned
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Type
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Book, Whole