W. G. Sebald - Where I grew up, in a remote village at the back of a valley, the old still thought t...

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Where I grew up, in a remote village at the back of a valley, the old still thought the dead needed attending to - a notion so universal, it's enscribed in all religions. If you didn't, they might exact revenge upon the living.

W. G. Sebald

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Wo ich in einem abgelegenen Dorf am Ende eines Tals aufgewachsen bin, dachte der Alte immer noch, dass die Toten sich kümmern müssten - eine so universelle Vorstellung, die in allen Religionen verankert ist. Wenn nicht, könnten sie sich an den Lebenden rächen.

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