Lieutenant Gustl

At the theater cloakroom in Vienna at the turn of the century, an officer clashes with a master baker. It seems like a trivial matter. However, Lieutenant Gustl feels so deeply insulted in his honor that, in his eyes, only suicide can redeem his public shame. It is only when he hears about the unexpected death of the baker the next morning that he feels freed from his misery and can look to the future with optimism: a duel is imminent. With his novella, Arthur Schnitzler created a lesson on the military concept of honor. The inner monologue provides deep insights into the psyche of an officer and is impressively narrated by Werner Kreindl. Unabridged reading with Werner Kreindl, 1 mp3-CD, approximately 1 hour and 5 minutes.