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Dr. Franz Hartmann was a notable Freemason and prolific writer of his day, as well as a member of several esoteric organizations, such as the Theosophical Society and a nonmasonic Templar Order. Here, he discusses the concept of the philosopher's stone, as studied by the Rosicrucians, and how it relates to alchemy. He talks about the incorruptible body, spiritual development, and the alchemical concept of base metal.

Deutsch als Fremdsprache: Ab Level B1 des Europäischen Sprachenzertifikats

Ein Brandstifter versetzt mit immer neuen Anschlägen einen ganzen Stadtteil in Angst und Schrecken. Die Kriminalpolizei ist ratlos. Ihre Ermittlungen verlaufen im Sand. Da meldet sich eine alte Frau bei Carsten Tsara. Sie hat einen schrecklichen Verdacht.

La historia comienza cuando Gregorio Samsa despierta de un sueño intranquilo y se da cuenta de que se convirtió en un monstruoso insecto con innumerables patas, un abdomen abombado, un caparazón y nuevas y fuertes mandíbulas. La transformación de Gregorio, un viajante de comercio de telas, desencadena una serie de problemas para él y su familia, compuesta por sus padres y su hermana, debido a que es el único sostén de los Samsa. Desde entonces, en la casa se vive una mezcla de emociones y determinadas situaciones que llegan al límite por la presencia de más personajes.

Eines Morgens erwacht Gregor Samsa aus tiefem Schlaf und muss feststellen, dass er sich in einen riesigen Käfer verwandelt hat...

Nach 18 Jahren meldet eine frühere Mitschülerin von Carsten Tsara ihren plötzlichen Besuch an. Der Detektiv kann sich nicht an sie erinnern...

El mundo de pesadilla de Kafka. Su estilo, dentro de la aparente oscuridad de sus desarrollos es de una sorprendente claridad y una vez que uno se ha metido en ese laberinto intelectual que son las obras de Kafka, a pesar de que no se explica por que sucede lo que esta sucediendo, es imposible sustraerse a su fascinacion.

An odd but well-loved short story following steps into madness. A country doctor has had more work than he can handle, and the stress seems to have taken him to a place that seems as at home in nightmares as in the madness of an overworked mind. Kafka's work often lends itself to the turmoil of the human mind. In this respect the story does not fail to impress.

This book explores and answers 101 dilemmas that we encounter at work, with topics that include time management, goal-setting, conflict, job dissatisfaction, unemployment, and even workplace trysts. The authors emphasize practical learning and coping, not esoteric insights or metaphysics, applying concrete solutions from Buddhist teachings to real problems in easily digestible chunks.

A work that has inspired generations, this new edition of Letters to a Young Poet features a fresh translation of Rilke's 10 classic letters, along with the missing letters from the young poet himself.

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Il Processo è uno dei più celebri romanzi di Franz Kafka. Lasciato incompiuto dallo scrittore e pubblicato postumo nel 1925, racconta la vicenda, surreale e angosciante, del procuratore di banca Josef K., che una mattina, senza conoscerne le ragioni, viene arrestato. Certo che si tratti di un errore, il giovane procuratore tenta di scoprire quale sia il capo d'imputazione sul quale si basa il processo che gli è intentato.

Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning to find he has been transformed into a gigantic insect. This extraordinary tale of imagination was written by Kafka against the backdrop of increasing turmoil in central Europe and remains not just an affecting tale but a disturbing allegory.

"Die Verwandlung" ist eine im Jahr 1912 entstandene Erzählung von Franz Kafka. Die Geschichte handelt von Gregor Samsa, dessen plötzliche Verwandlung in ein Ungeziefer die Kommunikation seines sozialen Umfelds mit ihm immer mehr hemmt, bis er von seiner Familie für untragbar gehalten wird und schließlich zugrunde geht. Mit einem Umfang von rund 70 Druckseiten handelt es sich um die längste der von Kafka für abgeschlossen gehaltenen und zu seinen Lebzeiten veröffentlichten Erzählungen.

The Trial by Franz Kafka, narrated by award-winning narrator Mike Vendetti, begins like a nightmare - only K is awake, and he is being arrested and indicted on charges he never learns. He is caught up in a legal system that will destroy his life. This is a text that often is used in English classes because it is so deep. Kafka attacks the norms of society, religion, and the legal system.

The Metamorphosis is one of the most commonly referenced books when you talk about absurd literature. It is heralded as a masterpiece of the existential literature genre because of how it demands the reader to accept the absurdity of the world just as it is. Although some of the events of the story are fantastical in nature, the ideas it conveys about existence, the meaning of life, and humanity are relatable to us in the real world, too.

K. trifft in einem verschneiten Dorf ein, um dort eine Anstellung und eine Wohnung zu suchen. Er übernachtet im Brückengasthof. Am nächsten Tag überbringt der Bote Barnabas einen Brief des Kanzleivorstehers Klamm, der K.'s Anstellung als Landvermesser bestätigt. Man teilt ihm die beiden Gehilfen Artur und Jeremias zu, die angeblich schon früher für ihn arbeiteten - doch Gehilfen hat K. noch nie gehabt.

Franz Kafka was born on 3rd July 1883 in Prague, then in Bohemia, the eldest of 6, into a middle-class Jewish family. Life for the young Kafka and his passion for literature was often made an ordeal by his over-bearing and domineering entrepreneur of a father. His literary works are few in number but towering in influence. His masterpieces include ‘The Trial’, ‘The Metamorphosis’ as well as a number of short stories which reveal facets of humankind that truthfully could only be born from Kafka’s brain and pen.

Franz Kafka was born on 3rd July 1883 in Prague, then in Bohemia, the eldest of 6, into a middle-class Jewish family. Life for the young Kafka and his passion for literature was often made an ordeal by his over-bearing and domineering entrepreneur of a father. His literary works are few in number but towering in influence. His masterpieces include ‘The Trial’, ‘The Metamorphosis’ as well as a number of short stories which reveal facets of humankind that truthfully could only be born from Kafka’s brain and pen.

Lass das Telefon klingeln, Carsten, geh nicht hin! Du hast ja ab heute Urlaub. Übermorgen kommt Christine aus Berlin. Dann fahrt ihr gemeinsam weg und genießt zehn Tage lang den Frühling und eure junge Liebe. Nein, nicht ans Telefon gehen! Glaub mir, das ist kein guter Fall für dich. Interessiert dich etwa das scharfe S? Na, siehst du. Und Besserwisser kannst du doch auch nicht leiden, oder? Also bitte, lass es! Hör mal, wenn du jetzt ans Telefon gehst, dann passiert was Schlimmes! Carsten? "Ja hallo? Hier ist Carsten Tsara."

"The Metamorphosis" is a novella by Franz Kafka first published in 1915. One of Kafka's best-known works, "The Metamorphosis" tells the story of a salesman named Gregor Samsa, who wakes one morning to find himself inexplicably transformed into a huge insect and struggles to adjust to this condition.