German - Die Taube

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When was Die Taube first published?

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1987

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When did the event with the pigeon occur?

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Friday Morning (August 1984)

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When was the one and only time Jonathan's daily routine had been disrupted?

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Summer of 1959

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When was the day of the disappearance of Jonathan's mother?

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Summer afternoon (July 1942)

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Quotes from his encounter with the pigeon (x3)

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'the pigeon'
'frightened to death'
'like a swarm of black ravens'

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Quotes from his morning at work (x2)

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'garish colours'
'Monsieur Roedel'

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Quotes from his trip to the park (x1)

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'Boucicaut Park'

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Quotes from his afternoon at work (x6)

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'stupid young fellows'
'mood of anguish and anger'
'the self-loathing dammed up inside him spilled over and gushed out'
'desolate state'
'he simply no longer had himself under control'
--> subjunctive

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Quotes from external loss of control (x1)

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'this whole body enveloping him was no longer his'

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Quotes from hotel room/walking home (x5)

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'All perception, sight, hearing, sense of balance [...] fell away'
'cannot depend on people and that you can live in peace only if you keep them at arm's length'
'simply cannot live without other people'
'indescribable pleasures'
'travelling on the wings of bliss'

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Quotes from returning back home (x1)

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'All at once he was no longer afraid'
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What can we compare this text to?

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Blitz aus heiterem Himmel - Sarah Kirsch

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Who is Jonathan's boss?

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Monsieur Roedel

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Who is the seamstress?

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Madame Topell