When Countrymen Meet, and Other Novellas

Torrund, Jassy, 1860-1943Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.5
Word count
142K words
Chapters
15

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Foreign Language Books Foreign Literature Social ObservationCountrymen MeetingLove EntanglementsHuman NatureLife PhilosophyComplex HumanitySlow ReadingNovella CollectionHeartwarming NarrativeExotic Culture

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Wenn Landsleute sich begegnen, und andere Novellen by Jassy TorrundAuthor: Torrund, Jassy, 1860-1943,Language: German, Class: PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures, Release Date: Jan 7, 2019

Editor's review

This short-story collection comes from the German writer Jassy Torrund (1860–1943) and belongs to the typical late nineteenth- to early twentieth-century German-language novella tradition. The title "When Fellow Countrymen Meet" suggests motifs of homeland, reunion, and human feeling, and the other novellas likewise use everyday life as an entry point to depict misunderstanding, warmth, and turns of fate between people. Torrund's style is plain and delicate, relying not on strong dramatic conflict but on dialogue and scene to unfold character psychology; it suits quiet reading one piece at a time. Since the original was published in German and freely digitized by Project Gutenberg, readers can use it as an introduction to the German novella or as辅助 text for German reading practice. Note that the book has no modern introduction or notes; readers must supply background information themselves.

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Reading tips

  1. Read the title story "When Fellow Countrymen Meet" first to grasp the collection's subject and tone, then proceed to the other pieces.
  2. After each story, note in a few sentences the character relationships and core conflict to help understand Torrund's narrative structure.
  3. German learners can read through once without fully understanding, then look up words on the second pass, avoiding frequent interruptions.
  4. If unfamiliar with the author and period background, consult an overview of late nineteenth-century German literature before entering the text.

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Contents

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FAQ

Is this book in German? What language level is needed? This is a German public-domain ebook released by Project Gutenberg; the text is in German, with no Chinese translation included. Readers with intermediate German who can handle unfamiliar words with a dictionary will find it suitable; complete beginners will struggle and should first use bilingual materials as a bridge.
What themes do the novellas share? Judging from the title and genre, the collection revolves around homeland, fellow countrymen meeting, interpersonal misunderstanding, and warmth, in the late nineteenth-century German novella tradition of everyday narrative. Each piece stands alone and can be read in any order without concern for plot continuity.
Why does the book have no author introduction or notes? Project Gutenberg aims to provide free public-domain electronic texts and usually includes only the original body text, without modern introductions, notes, or author research. Readers who want to know about Torrund's life and creative background must consult literary histories or biographical materials separately.

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About the author

Torrund, Jassy, 1860-1943 Author

Jassy Torrund (1860–1943) was a German-language author about whom very little is publicly documented; even her nationality and the details of her life are difficult to establish with certainty. The library currently holds only one work by her, the collection Wenn Landsleute sich begegnen, und andere Novellen (When Fellow Countrymen Meet, and Other Novellas). Judging from the title and genre, she excelled in short and medium-length narrative, often centering on encounters between people from the same hometown or old acquaintances meeting far from home, with a realistic style that attends to coincidence and emotional tension in everyday life. Such fiction was common in German-language popular literary periodicals of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and reached a fairly wide readership, yet the author herself did not enter the mainstream literary-historical narrative. Because surviving material is scattered, her full body of work and literary standing await further research; this entry offers only a brief sketch based on available bibliographic information.