02550cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000300011324500340014326400510017730000470022833600260027533700260030133800360032750000310036350501560039450802120055052013060076253400450206865300210211365300280213485600430216299900190220560208UtSlPG20260610134404.0mcr n260607r2019||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7ade2iso639-1 4aPT1 aChristen, Ada,d1839-190110aUnsere Nachbarn: Neue Skizzen 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2019  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2019-09-010 aDie Liese I. -- Die Liese II. -- Der einsame Spatz -- Nur ein Wort -- Im neuen Hause -- Mama muß tanzen -- Nachbar Krippelmacher -- Als er heimkehrte.  aProduced by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
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Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library.)  a"Unsere Nachbarn: Neue Skizzen" by Ada Christen is a collection of literary sketches written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the lives of ordinary people in a neighborhood, particularly focusing on the experiences and observations of the main character, Liese, who reflects on their past and her own solitary existence. Through her narrative, themes of love, longing, and the intricacies of human relationships are explored, providing a rich tapestry of social commentary on the lives of women in that era.  At the start of the collection, Liese is introduced as a single woman who contemplates her life and the lives of those around her. She reminisces about her childhood and the neighbors who have vastly different experiences. Through her reflections, we learn about her upbringing and her modest, yet fulfilling existence as an independent worker, embroidering and living simply. The sketches blend her musings with observations about the people she interacts with, revealing a sharpness in her insights about societal expectations, particularly regarding marriage and femininity. Liese’s character embodies the themes of solitude and the quest for belonging, as she engages with memories and the lives of others in her neighborhood. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aAustrian fiction  aShort stories, Austrian40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60208  c101034d101034