02451cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000320011324500380014526400510018330000470023433600260028133700260030733800360033350000310036950502570040050801400065752012040079753400450200165300180204665300300206485600430209432014UtSlPG20260610133730.0mcr n260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7ade2iso639-1 4aPT1 aMeyrink, Gustav,d1868-193210aFledermäuse: Sieben Geschichten 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2010 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2010-04-160 aMeister Leonhard -- Das Grillenspiel -- Wie Dr. Hiob Paupersum seiner Tochter rote Rosen brachte -- Amadeus Knödlseder, der unverbesserliche Lämmergeier -- J. H. Obereits Besuch bei den Zeit-egeln -- Der Kardinal Napellus -- Die vier Mondbrüder. aProduced by Norbert H. Langkau, Evelyn Kawrykow, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net a"Fledermäuse: Sieben Geschichten" by Gustav Meyrink is a collection of stories written in the early 20th century. The work explores themes of existential dread and the supernatural, delving into the human psyche through various enigmatic narratives. The first story introduces Meister Leonhard, a character whose unsettling childhood is marked by a domineering mother and eerily chaotic domestic life. The opening of the book presents Meister Leonhard as he reflects on his life while seated in a Gothic chair, staring out at the snowy landscape. This introspective moment reveals his deep anxieties about his past, particularly concerning his oppressive upbringing and his fraught relationship with his mother, whose erratic behavior haunts him. As winter elements invade the scene, images of shadows, madness, and despair intertwine, setting the tone for a narrative that oscillates between memories and the bleak present. Leonhard's inner turmoil and longing for peace are palpable as he navigates the torment and chaos surrounding him, offering readers a glimpse into the psychological intricacies that will likely pervade the subsequent stories. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aShort stories aFantasy fiction, Austrian40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32014