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Die gelbe Tapete
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
In each language: The Yellow Wallpaper · Die gelbe Tapete · La tapicería amarilla · Le papier peint jaune · La carta da parati gialla
Her physician husband insists she has only a nervous condition and needs complete rest, so he takes her to a rented country house for the summer. Forbidden to work, and often alone, she lives in the old nursery, with barred windows and yellow paper peeling in patches, and grows fascinated by its pattern.
In English, German, Spanish, French and Italian · 2 chapters · about 6,100 words · 35 min to read.
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Die gelbe Tapete von Charlotte Perkins Gilman Es kommt nur sehr selten vor, dass ganz gewöhnliche Leute wie John und ich für den Sommer ein herrschaftliches Anwesen mieten.
The Yellow Wallpaper By Charlotte Perkins Gilman It is very seldom that mere ordinary people like John and myself secure ancestral halls for the summer.
Ein herrschaftliches Herrenhaus, ein Familiensitz, ich würde sagen ein Spukhaus, und damit den Gipfel romantischen Glücks erreichen – aber das wäre zu viel vom Schicksal verlangt!
A colonial mansion, a hereditary estate, I would say a haunted house, and reach the height of romantic felicity—but that would be asking too much of fate!
Dennoch werde ich stolz behaupten, dass etwas Seltsames mit ihm ist.
Still I will proudly declare that there is something queer about it.
Languages
- The Yellow Wallpaper · English (original)6,085 words · ~35 min
- Die gelbe Tapete · German6,133 words · ~35 min
- La tapicería amarilla · Spanish5,913 words · ~35 min
- Le papier peint jaune · French6,711 words · ~35 min
- La carta da parati gialla · ItalianC1 Advanced · 5,592 words · ~30 min
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