Frritt Flacc
Frritt-Flacc (also: Frritt-Flacc! Or Der Sturm ) is a short story by the French author Jules Verne . It was first published from 1884 to 1885 under the French title: Frritt-Flacc in Le Figaro illustré in Paris and again in 1886 in Magasin d'Éducation et de Récréation . It was published as a book on November 4, 1886 as an appendix to the novel Ein Lotterie-Los ( Un Billet de loterie ) also under the title Frritt-Flacc by Pierre-Jules Hetzel in Paris.
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The story begins with "Frritt!", Which stands for the unleashed storm wind, and with "Flacc!" for the rain that flows like a torrent. The wealthy doctor Dr. Trifulgas lives in a fantasy region by the sea. He closes his house to the poor and opens only to the rich. He demands fixed fee rates for his handling and medical assistance. On a stormy night, a girl drenched in rain knocks on Dr. Trifulgas. His father, who is a poor fisherman, is dying. Because the girl has no money with her, Dr. Trifulgas unnecessary to leave his house and go back to bed. Shortly afterwards there is another knock on his front door. He curses, but answers the door. This time it is the wife of the dying fisherman. She has some money with her. However, it is not enough for the doctor, and so he goes back to bed without helping her.
The storm is getting stronger. Another knock on Dr. Trifulgas. This time the fisherman's mother is on his doorstep. The fisherman has suffered a stroke. His mother brought the last of the money. They have to sell their home to pay for further treatment. For this, the hard-hearted doctor decides to go to the fisherman. He reaches the house where the terminally ill is. The doctor opens the bed curtains with trembling hands. The dying man lies there, his face uncovered, and does not move. Dr. Trifulgas leans over him and lets out a horrified scream. He realizes that he is lying in bed struggling with death. Thereupon he tries everything to save himself. Dr. However, Trifulgas then dies at his own hands.
literature
- Heinrich Pleticha (ed.): Jules Verne manual . Deutscher Bücherbund / Bertelsmann, Stuttgart and Munich 1992.
- Volker Dehs and Ralf Junkerjürgen: Jules Verne . Voices and interpretations of his work. Fantastic Library Wetzlar, Wetzlar 2005.
- Volker Dehs : Jules Verne . Jules Verne. A critical biography. Artemis & Winkler, Düsseldorf 2005. ISBN 3-538-07208-6
Web links
- "Frritt-Flacc!" as an e-book in HTML on zeno.org
- Frritt flacc! in Andreas Fehrmann's Jules Verne Collection