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Anekdote zur Senkung der Arbeitsmoral

"Anekdote zur Senkung der Arbeitsmoral"
Short story by Heinrich Böll
TranslatorLeila Vennewitz
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman
Genre(s)satire
Publication
PublisherNorddeutscher Rundfunk
Publication date1963

Anekdote zur Senkung der Arbeitsmoral ("Anecdote on Lowering the work ethic"[1][2]) is a short story by Heinrich Böll about an encounter between an enterprising tourist and a small fisherman, in which the tourist suggests how the fisherman can improve his life.[3] It was written for a Labour Day programme on the Norddeutscher Rundfunk in 1963, and is considered one of the best stories written by Heinrich Böll.[4]

  1. ^ Böll, Heinrich (1995). "Anecdote Concerning the Lowering of Productivity". The Stories of Heinrich Boll. Leila Vennewitz (translator). Northwestern University Press. pp. 628–630. ISBN 0-8101-1207-8.
  2. ^ Anecdote concerning the "Lowering of Productivity" in Leila Vennewitz' translation
  3. ^ Moeller, Jack (1991). Kaleidoskop: Kultur, Literatur, und Grammatik. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-395-57260-3. OCLC 23220682.
  4. ^ Conard, Robert C. (1992) [1991]. Understanding Heinrich Böll. University of South Carolina Press. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-87249-779-5. OCLC 24106001.

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