He likes to drive a car

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Gabriele Wohmann (1992)

He likes to drive a car is a short story by Gabriele Wohmann , which appeared in 1995 in the collection Die Schönste im whole country by Piper in Munich .

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The narrator is the German professor brave a panel discussion by. The professor's son, described by the narrator as rude, rude and inaccessible, is waiting patiently in the restaurant. The boy usually drives his aging father in the Mercedes , if need be, to the next date. Despite all the love, the scholar can not really appreciate the chauffeur service. Even more, the seasoned academic is dissatisfied with the next generation. It starts with his two sons and also applies to both the students and the assistants. Although he gets along well with all of them, he cannot really understand a single one of the younger ones.

The narrator panted extensively with the professor on the subject of exile poetry using the example of Heine . The young chauffeur sits next to it and suddenly grumbles softly about the lack of sugar in the iced coffee. The professor jumps up immediately and hurries to the sugar bowl. His son follows him on the heels. The narrator feels as if the young man absolutely wants to avoid a dialogue with her - even if it is only the smallest. The narrator has not yet fully understood a word of the boy's remaining quiet remarks. Because she doesn't want to feel old with the professor, she finally takes the boy's side. Vain. The young Mercedes driver is mostly silent.

As a farewell, the narrator exchanges a few obliging words with the boy. In the course of the dialogue that was still going on, she received three answers:

"All right."
"I like to drive it."

And the third reply is again too quiet.

literature

First edition

Used edition
  • He likes to drive in: Gabriele Wohmann: The most beautiful in the whole country. Women stories. 348 pages. Piper, Munich 1995. ISBN 3-492-03815-8 (also contains: The unknown face. The pilot project. Corpses in the basement. The woman from platform 4. Ms. Milan has two appointments. The last Ruebli cake. The environmental thought The kidnappers! Hopefully they have good weather. When Toby whistles. An animal experiment. Isolde's passion. Loyalty. They ask too much. Parrots only speak out of grief. Afraid of people. What is ideal? The World Bank makes mistakes. Short is better. Harbor, Farewell, 4th. Life is short. The power of fate. Snap snap. Carlotta can't keep her mouth shut. Now we all thought she was nice. Short as everything. Pick me up. Fever heals. A little more sauce, love? Ostracized. As it was not. Glamor and glory. Your coffee was first class. Let's call it the Parkhotel. We like to join you right away. Buffet Vitesse. They can't be any other way. No material for the untalented. Enjoy them. Did you know? that snakes are deaf? Women among themselves. Classic good ingredients. There is another way. Warning shot. From woman to woman. Imagine a beautiful woman who thinks! Cheerio, you sweetheart! Religion )

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Magirius, p. 2
  2. ↑ used edition, p.91, 3rd ACR, p 92, 4. ZVO