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Die Legende vom heiligen Trinker

By: Joseph Roth
Narrated by: Helmut Krauss
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 Andreas ist ein Clochard in Paris. Er schläft unter den Seine-Brücken, statt einer Decke halten ihn alte Zeitungen warm. Und er ist ein Trinker, geradezu ein Säufer. Die Begegnung mit einem Unbekannten, der ihm zweihundert Francs leiht, setzt eine Kette von kleinen Wundern in Gang: Ein warmes Essen, eine gründliche Rasur, eine Begegnung mit einer verflossenen Liebe und mit einem alten Freund - und immer wieder der Alkohol. Ein unorthodoxer Heiliger, eine melancholische und versöhnliche Legende, die Joseph Roth als sein Testament bezeichnete.

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Where does Die Legende vom heiligen Trinker rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Among the best of German language books

Who was your favorite character and why?

Andreas. The book is all about him.

Which character – as performed by Helmut Krauss – was your favorite?

Andreas.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Same emotional tone throughout the book,

Any additional comments?

This reads more like a parable than a traditional story. If you are looking for a clearly-articulated German book to listen to, this would be a good choice. Simple, well-read, and quite interesting.

A great story, well-told

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A homeless man who has been sleeping beneath the bridges of Paris, is one evening given 250 francs by a stranger. Although he promises to repay this beneficence, the stranger declines any debt and says 'should you wish to repay, then give the money someday to the statue of Saint Teresa.' In the next hour and some minutee, of this short story, we watch how this small sum of money causes this man to improve his life, and backslide, to win fortune and friends, and lose them, a half a dozen turns of the wheel of fortune. Very interesting, never predictable. A recommended read. Not for beginners of German. Setting: Paris after the invention of movies.

Alcoholic is given a second chance? Paris

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