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Old 02-21-2009, 04:22 PM   #1
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Mirbeau, Octave: Der Garten der Qualen german v1 21 feb 2009

Der Garten der Qualen (frz. Originaltitel : Le Jardin des supplices) ist ein im Jahr 1899 erschienener Roman des französischen Schriftstellers Octave Mirbeau. Die deutsche Ausgabe erschien im Jahr 1901 und wurde aufgrund des von sadistischen Darstellungen geprägten Inhaltes bereits kurz nach der Veröffentlichung verboten. Mirbeau selbst betrachtete sein Werk als satirische Darstellung der Welt. Selbst wenn viele von Mirbeaus Übertreibungen heute nicht mehr so stark schockieren können wie damals, bleibt Der Garten der Qualen ein kontroverses Werk zwischen Erotik, Sadismus und sarkastischer Kulturkritik.

Der Ich-Erzähler, ein rechter Lebemann, flieht nach gescheiterter Karriere als Politiker aus dem krisengeschüttelten Paris, gerät in den Bann einer jungen Engländerin und folgt ihr nach China. Clara, seine Begleiterin, entpuppt sich bald als exzentrisch und grausam-lüstern und führt ihn Stufe um Stufe in den Garten der Qualen ein. Umgeben von einem übersteigerten Kult um Blumen und Schönheit lernt der Ich-Erzähler schlimmste Folterpraktiken kennen und wird immer mehr von seinen Eindrücken überwältigt.

Den Priestern, Soldaten, Richtern,
den Menschen, die Menschen erziehen, leiten und beherrschen,
widme ich diese Blätter, voll von Mord und Blut.

Octave Mirbeau
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Why is it that our German-speaking uploaders have such good taste? There's nothing like most of these uploads in English translation (or even equivalent books aesthetically)!

Anyway, I'm glad such good choices are available to MR's German-reading members. If this keeps up, I'm going to have to actually learn this language instead of memorizing lines from Wozzeck and Die Frau Ohne Schatten.
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