Kategorie: Book Planet: Stories and Excerpts
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The Pulse of God
Talk about Animal Rights and Religion „The universe follows the logic of the divine spirit, which at some point withdraws into itself again in order to then spring out of itself once more. This is what we call the pulse of God.“ Picture: European Southern Observatory: Deep in the heart…
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The Palm Wine Convention
Conversations with Paula „Are you seriously suggesting that the more people there are in a community, the less democracy is possible? If so, you might as well abolish democracy altogether!“ Picture: Ceremonial kava drinking on Tonga (kava: plant with a relaxing, slightly inebriating effect);from: Buschan, Georg: Die Sitten der Völker:…
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The Maid Automaton
Excerpt from Nadja Dietrich’s Novel Emperor’s Eyrie For his research at the conference hotel, which was built at the legendary site of „Emperor’s Eyrie“, Carlo slips into the role of a maid – a completely new experience for him. So this is what life as a maid feels like. It’s…
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The Mountain World – Sublime and Terrifying at the Same Time
Excerpt from Nadja Dietrich’s Novel Emperor’s Eyrie The sublime and the terrible – nowhere are they closer than in the mountains. This applies to the mountains themselves, but also to our dealings with them. Isn’t it strange that people can find the mountain world beautiful? A world that was not…
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Nadja Dietrich: A Mountain Hike
Excerpt from Nadja Dietrich’s Novel Emperor’s Eyrie. Part 2 of Nadja Dietrich’s novel Kaiserhorst is set in the mountains. These are therefore also a recurring starting point for philosophical reflections. An evening in the village pub: the male choral society gives a demonstration of its skills. Vibrating voices, great pathos.…
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Expropriated Reality: Life in a Psychiatric Ward
Excerpt from Nadja Dietrich’s Novel Emperor’s Eyrie Part 1 of Nadja Dietrich’s novel Emperor’s Eyrie is set in a psychiatric ward. The longer the diarist and protagonist of the novel is kept there, the more he is affected by the image that is created of him there. The longer I…
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