Category: German Matters
German places and poetry and my humble attempts at translation- oh and yes, politics!
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Viennese Café Life
In mid September this year we visited the Achilleion, a few miles south of Corfu Town. As it was pouring with rain we thought it would be a good opportunity to spend some time inside and dry off a bit. Unfortunately, the Palace was closed due to renovation work so we had to shelter as […]
Sissi’s Palace – exploring the Achilleion in Corfu
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Schmaltzig
You have heard of Kafka’s work being known only because of its popularization by his middlebrow friend, Max Brod. Karl Kraus, the Viennese satirist, said, “Geist auf Brod ist Schmaltz,” which is to say, Brod couldn’t even appreciate what it is he was purveying. The high things of the spirit, mediated by Max Brod, are […]
Schmaltzig
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