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Hunne in Abendland

About the author

Bardi, Janos (Hunne im Abendland)

Born in Budapest in 1923, Bardi grew up in Hungary. He worked as a journalist until the communist authorities banned him from writing for newspapers. This ended his journalistic career and he began work as a labourer in the shipyards. Bardi was later arrested due to a satire he had written. He fled to West Germany after the uprising in Hungary in 1956, once again taking up a career in journalism and writing short stories.

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Fragen zum Text

Note: These questions have been taken from “German HSC Extension Course – Support Material” CD ROM

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  1. Aus welchem Land kam der Hunne?
  2. War er ein altmodischer Hunne?
  3. Wie ist er gekommen?
  4. Was verehrte er sehr?
  5. Wollte er ein Hunne bleiben?
  6. Mochte er Pepsi-Cola?
  7. Was aß er an Stelle von Äpfeln?
  8. Was für eine Tasche kaufte er?
  9. Trug er noch seine Armbanduhr mit Lederarmband?
  10. Waren Volksweisen modern?
  11. Was zog er zu seiner Einladung an?
  12. Welche Musik bevozugte er?
  13. Warum küsste er die Hand der Damen nicht?
  14. Was dachte sein Freund von ihm?

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Comprehension

Note: These questions have been taken from “German HSC Extension Course – Support Material” CD ROM

Lines 1-5

  1. Where did the ‘Hunne’ come from? In what way was this not unusual?
  2. In what way was his journey to the West different from what it would have been in the past?
  3. At what point can he be said to have ‘arrived’ in the West?

Lines 6-9

  1. What had he decided to do on arrival in the West?
  2. How is it made clear that he wanted to do this as quickly as possible?

Lines 10-26

  1. What was his overall reaction to his first impressions in the West?
  2. Which two adjectives describe his experiences in the West? (Is there an element of irony here?)
  3. How did he adapt his taste in cold drinks?
  4. What motivation drove him to persist in changing his taste in coffee?
  5. What other kinds of substitutions did he force himself to make?

Lines 27-29

  1. List four details of fashion he adopted in the West.

Lines 30-37

  1. What kind of trousers and shoes does he now wear?
  2. What does he now use in place of a briefcase?
  3. What other personal item does he change? How?

Lines 38-41

  1. What had previously been his attitude towards music?
  2. What attitude does he have now?
  3. What does he feel obliged to do to demonstrate his changed attitude to music?
Elvis in car

Lines 42-45

  1. Describe the change in how he expresses himself in writing.
  2. How do his tastes in entertainment change?

Line 46

  1. As a result of all these changes, what does he believe he has now become?

Lines 47-53

  1. What happened that gave him the opportunity to display his ‘new self?’
  2. What did he drink on this occasion?
  3. What opinion did he express to his hostess on this occasion?

Lines 54-58

  1. What function does he expect art to play in the life of a busy modern (Western) man?
  2. What does he deliberately omit to do, and how does he justify this to himself?

Lines 59-60

  1. After the guests had gone home, what opinion does the friend express about the ‘Hunne’?

Line 61

  1. To what extent does the friend’s wife agree with him?

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