Young Gerber
- 349 pages
- 13 hours of reading
Friedrich Torberg's Young Gerber (Der Schuler Gerber) is an almost unbearably moving classic novel, which tells of a schoolboy driven to madness, and ultimately tragedy, by his bullying form teacher.
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September 16, 1908 – November 10, 1979
Friedrich Torberg was an author whose works are characterized by a keen insight into human nature and a satirical view of society. His writing often explores the clash between tradition and modernity, maintaining a distinctive style that is both witty and deeply thoughtful. Readers appreciate his ability to capture the complexities of human relationships and social conventions with brilliant precision.
- 2012
- 2008
Tante Jolesch or the Decline of the West in Anecdotes
- 240 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Presents a tribute to the Jewish coffee-house world that flourished in Vienna in the afterglow of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until its final collapse in 1938. Based on the author's personal memories of intellectuals and eccentrics of the time, this work intends to evoke the storytelling and humour prominent among Vienna's coffee-house denizens.