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The Dissection
Kurze Geschichten. Spannend erzählt. Einfach gut.„Und jetzt wußte er, jetzt wird es kommen. Hinter dem Mastbaum stand etwas. Ein schwarzer Schatten. Jetzt kam es mit seinem schlurfenden Schritte über Deck. Jetzt stand es hinter dem Kajütendache, jetzt kam es hervor.“ Jetzt ist man schon längst gefangen und hoffnungslos verloren in den Geschichten von Georg Heyms, die ‚klein‘ in Stil und Sprache scheinen und dennoch Großes im Leser bewirken.Der Literatur-Quickie – das schnelle Lesevergnügen für Zwischendurch von Deutschlands besten Autorinnen und Autoren.Jetzt als „Die Sektion“ von Georg Heym. dotbooks – der eBook-Verlag.
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Georg Heym
67 books24 followersGeorg Heym was a German writer. He is particularly known for his poetry, representative of early Expressionism.
Heym was born in Hirschberg, Lower Silesia in 1887 to Hermann and Jenny Heym. Throughout his short life, he was constantly in conflict with social conventions. His parents, members of the Wilhemine middle class, had trouble comprehending their son's rebellious behavior. Heym's own attitude towards his parents was paradoxical; on the one hand he held a deep affection for them, but on the other he strongly resisted any attempts to suppress his individuality and autonomy.
In 1900 the Heyms moved to Berlin, and there Georg began unsuccessfully attending a series of different schools. Eventually, he arrived at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Gymnasium at Neuruppin in Brandenburg. He was very unsatisfied, and as a way to achieve some release he began writing poetry. After he graduated and went to study law at Würzburg, he started writing plays as well. However, publishers largely ignored his work.
In 1910 Heym met the poet and writer Simon Guttmann, who invited Heym to join the recently founded Der Neue Club, a descendant of a student society at the University of Berlin. Other members of this Club included Kurt Hiller, Jakob van Hoddis, and Erwin Loewenson (also known as Golo Gangi); often visiting were Else Lasker-Schüler, Gottfried Benn, and Karl Kraus. Although the Club had no actual stated objective, its members all shared a sense of rebellion against contemporary culture and possessed a desire for political and aesthetic upheaval. The Club held "Neopathetisches Cabaret" meetings in which members presented work, and it was here that Heym first gained notice. His poetry immediately attracted praise. In January 1911, Ernst Rowohlt published Heym's first book and the only one to appear in his lifetime: Der ewige Tag (The Eternal Day).
Heym later went through several judicial jobs, none of which he held for long due to his lack of respect for authority. On 16 January 1912, Heym and his friend Ernst Balcke went on a skating trip to the frozen river Havel. They never returned. A few days later their bodies were found. Appearances indicated that Balcke had fallen through the ice and Heym had attempted to save him but fell in as well. Heym remained alive for half an hour, calling out for help. His cries were heard by some nearby forestry workers, but they were unable to reach him.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg...
Heym was born in Hirschberg, Lower Silesia in 1887 to Hermann and Jenny Heym. Throughout his short life, he was constantly in conflict with social conventions. His parents, members of the Wilhemine middle class, had trouble comprehending their son's rebellious behavior. Heym's own attitude towards his parents was paradoxical; on the one hand he held a deep affection for them, but on the other he strongly resisted any attempts to suppress his individuality and autonomy.
In 1900 the Heyms moved to Berlin, and there Georg began unsuccessfully attending a series of different schools. Eventually, he arrived at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Gymnasium at Neuruppin in Brandenburg. He was very unsatisfied, and as a way to achieve some release he began writing poetry. After he graduated and went to study law at Würzburg, he started writing plays as well. However, publishers largely ignored his work.
In 1910 Heym met the poet and writer Simon Guttmann, who invited Heym to join the recently founded Der Neue Club, a descendant of a student society at the University of Berlin. Other members of this Club included Kurt Hiller, Jakob van Hoddis, and Erwin Loewenson (also known as Golo Gangi); often visiting were Else Lasker-Schüler, Gottfried Benn, and Karl Kraus. Although the Club had no actual stated objective, its members all shared a sense of rebellion against contemporary culture and possessed a desire for political and aesthetic upheaval. The Club held "Neopathetisches Cabaret" meetings in which members presented work, and it was here that Heym first gained notice. His poetry immediately attracted praise. In January 1911, Ernst Rowohlt published Heym's first book and the only one to appear in his lifetime: Der ewige Tag (The Eternal Day).
Heym later went through several judicial jobs, none of which he held for long due to his lack of respect for authority. On 16 January 1912, Heym and his friend Ernst Balcke went on a skating trip to the frozen river Havel. They never returned. A few days later their bodies were found. Appearances indicated that Balcke had fallen through the ice and Heym had attempted to save him but fell in as well. Heym remained alive for half an hour, calling out for help. His cries were heard by some nearby forestry workers, but they were unable to reach him.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg...
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January 9, 2023
ja ist kurz, kann man sich schon mal reintun. aber sagt nicht viel
January 3, 2026
Nice depiction of death as peace, dreamlike. The body is filled with life and food that doctors consume. Death is interestingly contrasted by the doctors’ disturbing instruments (people who and things used to give/save life).
Meta-analysis of how Life is consuming of human will, exertion and Death the bringer of peace?
Meta-analysis of how Life is consuming of human will, exertion and Death the bringer of peace?
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May 9, 2021
Short story/impression/poem about a dead man being dissected while dreaming about his happiest moments.
June 5, 2023
The Dissection (1913), by Georg Heym. Translated from the German by Gio Clairval.
Grotesque … body parts. “And the dead man quivered ..” 1-star rating. Who could possibly enjoy reading this crap?
Grotesque … body parts. “And the dead man quivered ..” 1-star rating. Who could possibly enjoy reading this crap?
December 9, 2024
beautiful
September 9, 2025
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March 5, 2026
in death, memories
become sweeter as they fade
like the twilight sun
become sweeter as they fade
like the twilight sun
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