The Munich man in heaven
Der Münchner im Himmel is a humorous satire by the Bavarian writer Ludwig Thoma , published in 1911. In it, Thoma treats the cliché of the typical Bavarian, especially the Munich grumbler, with a loving wink . In addition to the rascal stories, it is one of the author's best-known works.
action
The short story is about Alois Hingerl, clerk number 172 at Munich Central Station . This one does a job with such a hurry that he from the blow falls taken to the ground and dies. Two angels drag him laboriously to heaven , where he is given his otherworldly name "Angel Aloisius" by Peter , a harp and a cloud on which he is to rejoice and sing Hosanna according to the "heavenly house rules" according to a fixed schedule . When he asked when he would finally get something to drink, Peter replied to Aloisius with the words: "You will get your manna."
In view of the prospect of manna instead of the beer he loves, Aloisius suspects something bad, at the same time there will be fights with a heavenly red radler angel, his hated competition on earth. Frustrated, he begins to rejoice on his cloud. When a "spiritualized angel" flying past answers his request for "am Schmaizla" (a pinch of snuff ) with an uncomprehending, lisped "Hosanna!" rejoicing is reflected. Through his scolding, cursing and loud rejoicing (" Ha-ha-lä-lä-lu-u-uh - - Himmi Lord God - Erdäpfi - Saggerament - - lu - uuu - iah! ") God becomes aware of him. After a brief appraisal of the delinquent and consultation with Peter, he comes after the words “Aha! Ein Münchner! ”To the conclusion that Aloisius is of no use for heaven. That is why the latter has a different task: He is supposed to convey divine advice to the Bavarian government (in the original from Thoma, the Bavarian State Minister of the Interior for Church and School Affairs Anton von Wehner ); as a result, the Munich resident comes to Munich a few times a week and the dear soul has its peace.
Alois is very happy about this assignment, takes divine advice and flies away. As usual, he first goes with his message to the Hofbräuhaus , where he orders one beer after the other, forgets his order and sits there to this day. Meanwhile, the Bavarian government (or the Bavarian Minister of Education) is still waiting for divine advice (or divine inspiration).
Factory history and arrangements
Ludwig Thomas' work was first published as a booklet in 1911. Thoma was sentenced to a fine because of the final sentence "... and so the Bavarian government is waiting until today for the divine inspirations".
Der Münchner im Himmel is one of the most recited works in Bavarian folk literature ; for the record it spoke u. a. Fritz Strassner , Karl Peukert and Gustl Bayrhammer . The revision by Adolf Gondrell (1902–1954) is prominent . It inspired the filmmakers Walter and Traudl Reiner to make a cartoon / short film in 1962 ; Gondrell's recitation was used for the soundtrack (music: Karl von Feilitzsch ).
The 21st edition of the Brockhaus Encyclopedia has an entry in the 12th volume under the keyword "Hingerl, Alois", without depicting the fictional character of the person (see fictitious lexicon article ).
bibliography
- Ludwig Thoma: A Munich man in heaven . Filmed, drawn and designed by Gertraud and Walter Reiner based on the interpretation by Adolf Gondrell. Edited and introduced by WF Karlos. Bassermann , Munich 2005, ISBN 978-3-8094-1870-2 .
Web links
- The Munich man in heaven in the Gutenberg-DE project
- The Munich in the sky in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ In 1979 Metronome Musik GmbH published the radio play based on a version that was published by Piper Verlag. The narrator, portraying Ludwig Thoma, is voiced by Gustl Bayrhammer . The audio piece has a playing time of 3:42 minutes. Record A Munich man in heaven. zebra - Metronomes 1979.