Kilroy. Voices in the subway
Kilroy. Voices in the Subway is a book by Jürg Federspiel . It was published in 1988 by Der Bärenhüter im Waldgut .
content
Kilroy is a collection of sixteen short stories .
"Kilroy Says"
Federspiel is reminiscent of the Kilroy was here character of American soldiers from the time of World War II. The story is about a fictional Kilroy subway ride in New York City .
"Clifton Cooper Says"
Clifton Cooper dreams that he was an Indian in a previous life . He detests breakfast with scrambled eggs and ham. Clifton Cooper wants to go to Alaska once in a lifetime . He is certain that he will die in a plane crash.
"Kilroy Says"
Kilroy goes into the previous story and says that Clifton Cooper would have the opportunity to go to Alaska if he felt the urge to write Clifton Cooper was here on a wall.
"Caroline Ellenthal says"
Caroline Ellenthal is the daughter of an American soldier who died in the Korean War . She herself works as a prostitute . The Chinatown do not like them because it reminds them of his slain father. She sees her work as a punishment.
"Kilroy Says"
The fact that people perceive work as a punishment is due to their expulsion from paradise . Kilroy drove the devil out of paradise for two billion years when he hung Kilroy was here from a tree.
"John Cornelius Irving says"
John Cornelius Irving is a police officer who will be retiring over the next few years. In a couple of years he's going to have hip surgery, but after that comes the heart. The heart is something weird.
"Kilroy Says"
Kilroy asks a girl in the subway what her name is, and she answers it correctly and in detail. She even knows when she will die. When she asks whether Kilroy named himself after Kilroy was here , the latter replies: «Yes, exactly».
"Kilroy Says"
In the role of a travel guide, Kilroy gives tips on driving the subway in Manhattan . He says that crime is normal there . Also, leave Kilroy was here in the toilet .
"Susan Roth Says"
Susan Roth had little success with lovers. Her father is a lawyer and speculates in art. After going to the cinema, she is beaten up, but the perpetrator apologizes to her and says it was a mistake.
"Kilroy Says"
Kilroy says New York's spending on homeland security is reminiscent of a city that is besieging itself.
"Jimmy Burnes Says"
Jimmy Burnes was the world flyweight champion in 1936. He's wondering what a headline might look like if he was killed by 34 stab wounds.
"Kilroy Says"
Kilroy recognizes the various New York subway lines by their sound. The fashion of sticking your fingers in your ears is new, however.
"Katlin Hirsch says"
Katlin Hirsch is the descendant of emigrated Jews from World War II . Her father was a World War I veteran and thought Hitler was one of history's industrial accidents.
"Kilroy Says"
Kilroy berates a passenger on the subway who is reading a book.
"Joel James"
Joel James thinks he is Francis of Assisi because he is a Quaker child and has been brought up very strictly.
"Kilroy Says"
Kilroy claims that his name means to murder the king .
reception
criticism
"In his 1988 volume" Kilroy - Voices in the Subway ", Jürg Federspiel interprets this mythical figure as the director of the underworld, who makes eight people speak in the New York subway. For a moment it enables them to step out of the anonymous crowd and stage their lives, it gives space to their wishes, hopes and attempts at meaning. "
Dubbing
The Basel composer David Sontòn-Caflisch set the text to an opera that premiered in 2005 in the Chur City Theater . Since Federspiel lived in the same house as Sontòn-Caflisch, he was able to listen to them composing; "He heard that his text was worth looking into".
literature
- Jürg Federspiel: Kilroy. Voices in the subway. The Bear Guardian in the Waldgut, Frauenfeld 1988, ISBN 3-7294-0051-7 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Jürg Huber: Scenes from the underworld. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung , April 30, 2005, accessed on July 3, 2018.
- ↑ The long farewell. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung , March 4, 2007, accessed on July 3, 2018.