The legacy of the Inca (novel)
The legacy of the Inca is a story by Karl May , which he wrote between January and probably April 1891 for the magazine Der Gute Kamerad , in which it was first publishedfrom October 1891 to September 1892 .
In 1895 the story was published in book form by the Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft , Stuttgart, Berlin and Leipzig. Some changes have been made for the book edition. Until today it has not been possible to clarify whether they were carried out by the publisher Wilhelm Spemann or by Karl May.
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The German Karl Hammer, known as "Father Jaguar", takes on the task in Buenos Aires to bring the young Anton Engelhardt to his father in Lima . Since more people want to cross the Andes , the tour company - sometimes without the tour guide's permission - grows quickly. Among the travelers are the paleontologist Dr. Morgenstern with his servant Fritz Kiesewetter and the surgeon Don Parmesan. Dr. Morgenstern looks so much like Colonel Glotino that various enemies of the Colonel cling to the troops' heels.
The scientists accidentally discover a secret arsenal and are captured by its owners (Antonio Perillo and Benito Pajaro). Don Parmesan manages to notify his father Jaguar, who is Dr. Morgenstern and Fritz Kiesewetter can free. Even later on, they are always in danger and have to be saved.
A young Indian named Haukaropora and his old companion Anciano also join the group. They too want to go to the Andes to unearth a huge treasure - the legacy of the Inca. With the help of this treasure, Hauka, the last Inca , is supposed to rebuild the fallen empire.
In the vicinity of the treasure, the situation escalates: old bills are paid, the villains fall into a trap that protects the treasure and are fatally injured. The treasure will be destroyed.
Hauka decides to study in Europe and let the past rest.
Contemporary history background
The action takes place around 1879 : In the fifth chapter, Kiesewetter asks Engelhardt why Salido did not telegraph back, whereupon he only learns that a war has broken out between Peru and Chile . But that can only have been the Saltpeter War (1879–1884).
However, several passages in the book speak for an earlier time of action. Right at the beginning of the story there is talk of the Triple Alliance War (1864–70) and the military dictator Lopez of Paraguay, who died in 1870 , as well as the “newly elected” President Sarmiento , who was elected on August 16, 1868. Later one has the impression that the rebellion Perillo and his cronies is directed against Sarmiento's predecessor Miter . Accordingly, the plot of the book takes place in the fall of 1868 or even earlier.
Karl May may well have been using fictitious language and proceeded from the (correct) assumption that the young readers of the “Good Comrade” knew even less about South America and its history than he did, and that they would not even notice the grossest mistakes.
expenditure
First edition
Karl May: The legacy of the Inca . Magazine edition in “Der Gute Kamerad”, VI. Volume, issue 1–52, Stuttgart 1891/92.
- First Chapter: Father Jaguar
- Chapter Two: The Gigantochelonia
- Third chapter: El Hijo del Inka
- Fourth chapter: a jungle battle
- Chapter five: In the Murder Gorge
Book edition
Karl May: The legacy of the Inca . Book edition in the Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft, Stuttgart, Berlin, Leipzig 1895.
The book edition contains 20 chapters and some minor changes that may be due to Wilhelm Spemann, the publisher. The text is accompanied by illustrations by Ewald Thiel .
Later editions
In the Gesammelte Werke the text can be found in Volume 39, The Legacy of the Inca, since 1914 .
- Current issues of the magazine version : book database .
- Current editions of the book edition: Book database .
filming
Festival
The novel has only been adapted once for the stage.
- Bad Segeberg , 1974
But then Anton Engelhardt became an Antonia.
Dubbing
There is a recording of the Bad Segeberg performance, which - supplemented by a narrative part - was released on audio media.
So far there have been a total of seven implementations of the material as a radio play.
- all radio plays in the radio play database
Remarks
- ↑ http://www.karl-may-wiki.de/index.php/Karl_Hammer
- ^ Karl May: Das Vermächtnis des Inka , p. 661 (magazine edition) and 246 (reprint).
literature
- Hainer Plaul: Illustrated Karl May Bibliography. With the participation of Gerhard Klußmeier . Edition Leipzig 1988, ISBN 3-361-00145-5 (or) KG Saur Munich – London – New York – Paris 1989, ISBN 3-598-07258-9
- Wolfgang Hermesmeier, Stefan Schmatz : Karl May Bibliography 1913–1945 , Karl May Verlag , Bamberg 2000, ISBN 3780201577
- Wilhelm Hilgendorff: The treasure in the silver lake. In: Gert Ueding (Ed.): Karl-May-Handbuch. Verlag Königshausen & Neumann, Würzburg 2001, pp. 288-292, ISBN 3-8260-1813-3
Web links
- The original text online on the Karl May Society website .