Project Gutenberg 2009-07-11 Public domain in the USA. 2459 Hauptmann, Gerhart 1862 1946 Hauptmann, Gerhart Johann Robert Bahnwärter Thiel Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahnw%C3%A4rter_Thiel_(novella) Wikipedia page about this book: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahnw%C3%A4rter_Thiel Bahnwärter Thiel -- Der Apostel. Produced by Jana Srna, Norbert H. Langkau and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Bahnwärter Thiel" by Gerhart Hauptmann is a novella written in the late 19th century." The story revolves around the life of Thiel, a railway worker, who navigates the struggles of love, loss, and domestic strife following the death of his first wife and his subsequent marriage to a domineering second wife, Lene. As he grapples with his responsibilities and personal turmoil, the novella explores deeper themes of despair, the human condition, and the struggle for identity amidst relational chaos. "The opening of "Bahnwärter Thiel" introduces us to the titular character, Thiel, a dedicated railway worker living in Neu-Zittau." On Sundays, he attends church, though it becomes clear that he is deeply affected by the death of his first wife and the challenges of raising his son, Tobias. Thiel's second marriage is marked by dissatisfaction, as Lene's domineering nature and harsh temper overshadow their domestic life. The narrative quickly portrays Thiel's descent into a life of increasing emotional struggle, punctuated by moments of quiet reflection and mystical connections to his deceased wife. This introduction effectively sets up the psychological landscape of the characters while foreshadowing the tragic events to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. de German fiction -- 19th century PT Text DE Prosa Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: German Literature 145210 2025-06-12T08:17:10.183933 text/html 141040 2009-07-11T08:01:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 63065 2009-07-11T08:01:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 133412 2025-06-12T08:17:15.910914 application/epub+zip 132731 2025-06-12T08:17:12.277928 application/epub+zip 124444 2025-06-12T08:17:10.962934 application/epub+zip 258412 2025-06-12T08:17:18.765908 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239712 2025-06-12T08:17:15.019946 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207526 2022-09-13T15:04:39.121177 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 129013 2025-06-12T08:17:09.757956 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 127011 2009-07-11T08:01:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 51341 2009-07-11T08:01:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 4219021 2012-03-04T04:34:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 20283 2025-06-12T08:17:18.935882 application/rdf+xml 14008 2025-06-12T08:17:11.530937 image/jpeg 3548 2025-06-12T08:17:11.243927 image/jpeg 128477 2025-06-12T08:17:10.200942 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia de.wikipedia