Category Archives: Anarchist World

From the Journal of an Orange Tree (Aus dem Tagebuche eines Orangen-baumes, Das Grauen 1914) by Hanns Heinz Ewers Translated by Joe Bandel Translation copyright Joe Bandel 2010 “Oh, how many sorcerers, how many sorceresses, are there among us, of … Continue reading →

“And Jackie seduced her?” I asked. “Entirely correct,” nodded the land assessor. “The Chinese here live on nothing. They only save and save through the day and through the year until they have enough to go back home with a … Continue reading →

How Eleven Chinese Devoured Their Bride By Hanns Heinz Ewers Revised Edition of Grotesken 1928 Story copyright Wilfried Kugel Translation copyright Joe E. Bandel Copyright Joe E. Bandel This is a story about sodomy and bestiality. Most people don’t understand … Continue reading →

Carnival in Cadiz By Hanns Heinz Ewers (from Grotesken 1928, Karneval in Cadiz) Translated by Joe Bandel Translation copyright Joe Bandel 2010 There were some that said there was a machine inside or there were little wheels that rolled under … Continue reading →

The Water Corpse By Hanns Heinz Ewers Translation copyright Joe E. Bandel Once there was a young man that looked at the world with somewhat different eyes than those that lived around him. He dreamed at noon and around midnight … Continue reading →

The White Maiden Naples, May 1907 Donald Mac Lean was waiting at the coffeehouse. As Lothar entered he called out to him: “Finally! I believed you weren’t coming.” Lothar sat down and poked at the lemonade the girl brought him. … Continue reading →

There sat Peter Schmitz. He had used the time to brew a mighty midwife’s bowl of tea. Finchen asked if there was any alcohol in it. My friend proclaimed that it was a most innocent drink, only tea and citrus … Continue reading →

by Hanns Heinz Ewers Translated by Joe Bandel Copyright Joe Bandel Eleven Thousand Virgins and the Four Holy Three Kings By Hanns Heinz Ewers (1926) Revised Grotesken. Von Eilftausand Jungfrauen und den Vier heiligen Dreikönigen We were traveling across to … Continue reading →

October 30. I think Adelaide has gone mad. She screamed and beat upon the door. I couldn’t run fast enough to open it. She rushed directly to the boy, snatched him up and almost smothered him with her caresses. The … Continue reading →

August 26, 1907. Adelaide is beside herself with joy; she has her boy! But that isn’t all. The boy is white, and that makes her proud beyond belief. All negro children, as is well known, are not black at birth, … Continue reading →