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Ein Mensch: Heitere Verse

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109 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1932

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Eugen Roth

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Eugen Roth (1895 – 1976) was a German lyricist and poet who wrote mostly humorous verse.

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33 reviews
May 26, 2026
Was Bücherschränke so alles an Überraschungen bereithalten! Eugen Roth und seine Lyrik kannte ich noch gar nicht - wie konnte mir dieser Autor bislang nur entgehen? Vorhin gefunden, mitgenommen - "ich werf nur mal einen schnellen Blick rein" - in einem Zug durchgelesen, weil musste sein, weil ging nicht anders.
Alle Gedichte in diesem Band beginnen mit "Ein Mensch", und dann erzählt das lyrische Ich in Paarreimen von den Katastrophen des menschlichen bzw. männlichen Alltags, lebensnah, lustig oder besser gesagt tragikomisch. Robert Gernhardt und Erich Kästner fallen mir unweigerlich zum Vergleich ein, obwohl Eugen Roth seinen ganz eigenen humoristischen Ansatz vertritt.
Mehr davon, mehr!
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361 reviews5 followers
August 2, 2018
An unusual set of poems but quite entertaining ... although I had to keep in mind that they were written quite some time ago.
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25 reviews
December 19, 2020
Although It is definitely clever, and maybe I am just not smart enough, but it wasn’t for me. I didn’t find the jokes funny and the enjoyment just wasn’t there.
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236 reviews11 followers
September 6, 2022
Eugen Roth reimt knapp unter der Oberfläche und leicht humoristisch.
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22 reviews1 follower
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June 11, 2015
Some nice poems and lines in poems, but personally prefer Erich Kästner and Ringlenatz. Good illustrations (not in the style of the cover.)
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