Articles on books of the MoneyMuseum.

Enjoy the collection of the MoneyMuseum. To this end, we have compiled thematic areas for you that examine selected books in terms of their historical, social and intellectual context.

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Arthur Schnitzler
Published by Manesse, Bibliothek der Weltliteratur, 1994

Master Tales by Arthur Schnitzler: Ordinary People With Ordinary Problems

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Björn Schöpe, translated by Annika Backe

In his stories, Arthur Schnitzler set a monument to "ordinary" people. The description of their everyday worries reveals to us: we are not that different from the people in Vienna around 1900.

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Radetzkymarsch

Joseph Roth
1932
Published by Manesse, Bibliothek der Weltliteratur, 2010

Radetzky March: Swan Song to the Habsburg Monarchy

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Björn Schöpe, translated by Annika Backe

With the end of First World War, the centuries-long Habsburg monarchy and the splendor of the old Austria also came to an end. It had been looming for some time. No one described this age before the abyss as sensitively and devotedly as Joseph Roth in his novel Radetzkymarsch.

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Also sprach Zarathustra

Friedrich Nietzsche
1883
Published by Manesse, Bibliothek der Weltliteratur, 2000

Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None

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Björn Schöpe, translated by Annika Backe

“The most profound book of mankind”, this is how, in all modesty, Friedrich Nietzsche spoke of probably his most popular work, “Thus Spoke Zarathustra”. At that time, the wild child generated buzz among European intellectuals. What is the book actually about? Not an easy question...

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Meistererzählungen

Franz Kafka
Published by Manesse, Bibliothek der Weltliteratur, 1978

Meistererzählungen by Kafka: Strange, Disturbing, Confusing – And Deeply Funny?

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Christina Schlögl

Manesse's collection contains, in addition to Kafka's world-famous novel fragments, a multitude of lesser-known tales that are equally fascinating and enigmatic. They have the potential to plunge the reader into deep philosophical crisis - or to merely inspire a cheerful smile.

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The White Heron, and Other Tales from the Country of the Pointed Firs

Sarah Orne Jewett
Published by Manesse, Bibliothek der Weltliteratur, 1966

Tales from the Country of the Pointed Firs: New England Local Color

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Teresa Teklić

Sarah Orne Jewett (1849-1909) dedicates her short stories to her homeland, the New England coast. She lovingly captures the peculiarities of the region and its inhabitants, exploring the contrasting relationship between town and country, civilization and nature. Join her to the land of the pointed firs.

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