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I saw my father drowning
In surging days.
His weak hand gave a last white flutter
In the distance—
And he was gone.
I kept on alone
Along the shore,
A boy still,
With small, thin legs,
And have…
Contributor:
David Vogel
Places:
Vienna, First Austrian Republic (Vienna, Austria)
Date:
1923
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Most of the way by tram till outside the city. Endless streets and alleys. But now the last stops come. Here’s the remise, the resting place of these tram cars, where they look like animals in…
Contributor:
Gershom Shofman
Places:
Vienna, First Austrian Republic (Vienna, Austria)
Date:
1920
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With gentle fingers
The rain is softly
Playing sad melodies
On the black instrument of night.
We are sitting in the darkness,
Each in his own house
(The children have fallen asleep)
Listening…
Contributor:
David Vogel
Places:
Vienna, First Austrian Republic (Vienna, Austria)
Date:
1923
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Leo was planning to ask his father for money to get his car fixed, perhaps as a birthday present, even though he was sure his parents already had a present for him. Since the family’s return to Vienna…
Contributor:
Robert Menasse
Places:
Vienna, Austria
Date:
1991
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Around noon they got dressed warmly and went for a walk. The fog stood high, suddenly the sun broke through, Jesuit Meadow was full of snow. As they crossed Rustenschacher Street there was a Breughel…
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Robert Schindel
Places:
Vienna, Austria
Date:
1992
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All the Jewish children’s homes and live-in kindergartens that Robi Singer had been attending since the age of four had something in common. Besides a birth certificate and vaccination papers, they…
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György Dalos
Places:
Vienna, Austria
Date:
1990
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With every stone that was set in the new barn, another drop of life seemed to ebb from the wife of the randar or tavern keeper. When she looked out at the building, she often said that she would not…
Contributor:
Leopold Kompert
Places:
Vienna, Austrian Empire (Vienna, Austria)
Date:
1848