{"id":17340,"date":"2026-04-04T21:15:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T19:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/?post_type=product&p=17340"},"modified":"2026-04-04T21:22:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T19:22:22","slug":"nine-lives-in-the-bookshop-neun-leben-in-der-buchhandlung","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/en\/shop\/englisch-lustige-kurzgeschichtenfrank-a1-a2\/nine-lives-in-the-bookshop-neun-leben-in-der-buchhandlung\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine Lives in the Bookshop – Neun Leben in der Buchhandlung"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

The Great Escape (die gro\u00dfe Flucht)<\/span><\/p>\n

Edward Alcott had not left Alcott's Secondhand Books in three years (Edward Alcott hatte Alcotts Antiquariat seit drei Jahren nicht verlasse<\/span>n;<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>secondhand<\/span><\/span> \u2014<\/span><\/span><\/span> gebraucht, aus zweiter Hand<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>. Not once (nicht ein einziges Mal)<\/span>. Not for a dentist appointment (nicht f\u00fcr einen Zahnarzttermi<\/span>n;<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>appointment<\/span><\/span> \u2014<\/span><\/span><\/span> Termin, Verabredung<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>, not for Christmas dinner (nicht f\u00fcr ein Weihnachtsessen)<\/span>, and not even when the pipe burst in the flat upstairs (und nicht einmal als das Rohr in der Wohnung oben platzt<\/span>e;<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>to burst<\/span><\/span> \u2014<\/span><\/span><\/span> platzen, bersten<\/span><\/span>)<\/span> and water poured through the ceiling like a waterfall (und das Wasser durch die Decke str\u00f6mte wie ein Wasserfal<\/span>l;<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>to pour<\/span><\/span> \u2014<\/span><\/span><\/span> gie\u00dfen, str\u00f6me<\/span><\/span>n;<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>ceiling<\/span><\/span> \u2014<\/span><\/span><\/span> Decke <\/span><\/span>\/e<\/span><\/span><\/span>ines Raumes<\/span><\/span>\/<\/span><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

"I have everything I need here (ich habe hier alles was ich brauche)<\/span>," he told his sister Caroline during their weekly phone calls (sagte er seiner Schwester Caroline w\u00e4hrend ihrer w\u00f6chentlichen Telefonanrufe)<\/span>. "Books, a kettle, and Dickens (B\u00fccher, einen Wasserkocher und Dicken<\/span>s;<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>kettle<\/span><\/span> \u2014<\/span><\/span><\/span> Kessel, Wasserkocher<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>."<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

The Great Escape<\/p>\n

Edward Alcott had not left Alcott\u2019s Secondhand Books in three years. Not once. Not for a dentist appointment, not for Christmas dinner, and not even when the pipe burst in the flat upstairs and water poured through the ceiling like a waterfall.<\/p>\n

"I have everything I need here," he told his sister Caroline during their weekly phone calls. "Books, a kettle, and Dickens."<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Siebenunddrei\u00dfig Liebesbriefe, versteckt zwischen vergilbten Seiten \u2014 und der Mann, f\u00fcr den sie bestimmt waren, wei\u00df nichts davon.
\nAlcott’s Secondhand Books riecht nach altem Papier und frischem Brot von nebenan. Edward, der Besitzer, hat den Laden seit drei Jahren nicht verlassen. Sein Kater Dickens sitzt auf genau dem Buch, das jemand kaufen will. Neun Menschen stolpern durch diese T\u00fcr. Jeder tr\u00e4gt etwas, das er fast verloren h\u00e4tte \u2014 den Mut zu schreiben, die Stimme zum Vorlesen, den Weg nach drau\u00dfen.
\nManche Orte reparieren, was man selbst nicht reparieren kann.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":17345,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"

\r\n

Hace mucho tiempo que ten\u00eda ganas de escribir <\/span>(seit langer Zeit hatte ich Lust zu schreiben; <\/span>tener<\/span><\/span> \u2014 haben<\/span><\/span>)<\/span> cualquier cosa con este t\u00edtulo <\/span>(irgendetwas mit diesem Titel)<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Hoy<\/a>, que se me ha presentado ocasi\u00f3n <\/span>(heute, wo sich mir \/eine\/ Gelegenheit geboten hat; <\/span>presentar<\/span><\/span> \u2014 zeigen; vorstellen<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>, lo he puesto con letras grandes <\/span>(das habe ich in gro\u00dfen Buchstaben gesetzt = habe ich es in Gro\u00dfbuchstaben gesetzt; <\/span>poner<\/span><\/span> \u2014 setzen; stellen; legen<\/span><\/span>)<\/span> en la primera cuartilla de papel <\/span>(auf das erste Blatt: \u00abauf das erste Viertelpapier\u00bb; <\/span>cuarto<\/span><\/span>m <\/span><\/span>\u2014 Viertel<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>, y luego he dejado a capricho volar la pluma <\/span>(und dann habe ich nach Belieben die Feder fliegen lassen; <\/span>dejar<\/span><\/span> \u2014 lassen; <\/span><\/span>capricho<\/span><\/span>m <\/span><\/span>\u2014 Laune<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n[audio mp3=\"https:\/\/easyoriginal1.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/spanisch\/s1\/1.mp3\"][\/audio]\r\n

\r\n

Hace mucho tiempo que ten\u00eda ganas de escribir cualquier cosa con este t\u00edtulo.<\/p>\r\n

Hoy, que se me ha presentado ocasi\u00f3n, lo he puesto con letras grandes en la primera cuartilla de papel, y luego he dejado a capricho volar la pluma.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nweiter lesen<\/a>","_et_gb_content_width":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[288],"product_tag":[164,210,287],"class_list":{"0":"post-17340","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-englisch-lustige-kurzgeschichtenfrank-a1-a2","7":"product_tag-anfaenger","8":"product_tag-kurzgeschichten","9":"product_tag-lustige-kurzgeschichten","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"taxable","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"purchasable","16":"product-type-variable"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nNine Lives in the Bookshop - Neun Leben in der Buchhandlung - EasyOriginal.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/en\/shop\/englisch-lustige-kurzgeschichtenfrank-a1-a2\/nine-lives-in-the-bookshop-neun-leben-in-der-buchhandlung\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nine Lives in the Bookshop - Neun Leben in der Buchhandlung - EasyOriginal.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Siebenunddrei\u00dfig Liebesbriefe, versteckt zwischen vergilbten Seiten \u2014 und der Mann, f\u00fcr den sie bestimmt waren, wei\u00df nichts davon. Alcott's Secondhand Books riecht nach altem Papier und frischem Brot von nebenan. Edward, der Besitzer, hat den Laden seit drei Jahren nicht verlassen. Sein Kater Dickens sitzt auf genau dem Buch, das jemand kaufen will. Neun Menschen stolpern durch diese T\u00fcr. Jeder tr\u00e4gt etwas, das er fast verloren h\u00e4tte \u2014 den Mut zu schreiben, die Stimme zum Vorlesen, den Weg nach drau\u00dfen. Manche Orte reparieren, was man selbst nicht reparieren kann.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/en\/shop\/englisch-lustige-kurzgeschichtenfrank-a1-a2\/nine-lives-in-the-bookshop-neun-leben-in-der-buchhandlung\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"EasyOriginal.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-04T19:22:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nine_Lives_in_the_Bookshop_printcover.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"2400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/easyoriginal.com\\\/shop\\\/englisch-lustige-kurzgeschichtenfrank-a1-a2\\\/nine-lives-in-the-bookshop-neun-leben-in-der-buchhandlung\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/easyoriginal.com\\\/shop\\\/englisch-lustige-kurzgeschichtenfrank-a1-a2\\\/nine-lives-in-the-bookshop-neun-leben-in-der-buchhandlung\\\/\",\"name\":\"Nine Lives in the Bookshop - Neun Leben in der Buchhandlung - EasyOriginal.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/easyoriginal.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/easyoriginal.com\\\/shop\\\/englisch-lustige-kurzgeschichtenfrank-a1-a2\\\/nine-lives-in-the-bookshop-neun-leben-in-der-buchhandlung\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/easyoriginal.com\\\/shop\\\/englisch-lustige-kurzgeschichtenfrank-a1-a2\\\/nine-lives-in-the-bookshop-neun-leben-in-der-buchhandlung\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/easyoriginal.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/Nine_Lives_in_the_Bookshop_printcover.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-04T19:15:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-04T19:22:22+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/easyoriginal.com\\\/shop\\\/englisch-lustige-kurzgeschichtenfrank-a1-a2\\\/nine-lives-in-the-bookshop-neun-leben-in-der-buchhandlung\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/easyoriginal.com\\\/shop\\\/englisch-lustige-kurzgeschichtenfrank-a1-a2\\\/nine-lives-in-the-bookshop-neun-leben-in-der-buchhandlung\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/easyoriginal.com\\\/shop\\\/englisch-lustige-kurzgeschichtenfrank-a1-a2\\\/nine-lives-in-the-bookshop-neun-leben-in-der-buchhandlung\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/easyoriginal.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/Nine_Lives_in_the_Bookshop_printcover.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/easyoriginal.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/Nine_Lives_in_the_Bookshop_printcover.jpg\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":2400},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/easyoriginal.com\\\/shop\\\/englisch-lustige-kurzgeschichtenfrank-a1-a2\\\/nine-lives-in-the-bookshop-neun-leben-in-der-buchhandlung\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Startseite\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/easyoriginal.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Shop\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/easyoriginal.com\\\/shop\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Nine Lives in the Bookshop – Neun Leben in der Buchhandlung\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/easyoriginal.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/easyoriginal.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"EasyOriginal.com\",\"description\":\"Spa\u00df am Lesen im Original - Innovative Lesemethode f\u00fcr Fremdsprachen\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/easyoriginal.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/easyoriginal.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/easyoriginal.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"EasyOriginal Verlag\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/easyoriginal.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/easyoriginal.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/easyoriginal.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/08\\\/logo_main.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/easyoriginal.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/08\\\/logo_main.png\",\"width\":500,\"height\":103,\"caption\":\"EasyOriginal Verlag\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/easyoriginal.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Nine Lives in the Bookshop - Neun Leben in der Buchhandlung - EasyOriginal.com","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/en\/shop\/englisch-lustige-kurzgeschichtenfrank-a1-a2\/nine-lives-in-the-bookshop-neun-leben-in-der-buchhandlung\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Nine Lives in the Bookshop - Neun Leben in der Buchhandlung - EasyOriginal.com","og_description":"Siebenunddrei\u00dfig Liebesbriefe, versteckt zwischen vergilbten Seiten \u2014 und der Mann, f\u00fcr den sie bestimmt waren, wei\u00df nichts davon. Alcott's Secondhand Books riecht nach altem Papier und frischem Brot von nebenan. Edward, der Besitzer, hat den Laden seit drei Jahren nicht verlassen. Sein Kater Dickens sitzt auf genau dem Buch, das jemand kaufen will. Neun Menschen stolpern durch diese T\u00fcr. Jeder tr\u00e4gt etwas, das er fast verloren h\u00e4tte \u2014 den Mut zu schreiben, die Stimme zum Vorlesen, den Weg nach drau\u00dfen. Manche Orte reparieren, was man selbst nicht reparieren kann.","og_url":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/en\/shop\/englisch-lustige-kurzgeschichtenfrank-a1-a2\/nine-lives-in-the-bookshop-neun-leben-in-der-buchhandlung\/","og_site_name":"EasyOriginal.com","article_modified_time":"2026-04-04T19:22:22+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1600,"height":2400,"url":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nine_Lives_in_the_Bookshop_printcover.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/shop\/englisch-lustige-kurzgeschichtenfrank-a1-a2\/nine-lives-in-the-bookshop-neun-leben-in-der-buchhandlung\/","url":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/shop\/englisch-lustige-kurzgeschichtenfrank-a1-a2\/nine-lives-in-the-bookshop-neun-leben-in-der-buchhandlung\/","name":"Nine Lives in the Bookshop - Neun Leben in der Buchhandlung - EasyOriginal.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/shop\/englisch-lustige-kurzgeschichtenfrank-a1-a2\/nine-lives-in-the-bookshop-neun-leben-in-der-buchhandlung\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/shop\/englisch-lustige-kurzgeschichtenfrank-a1-a2\/nine-lives-in-the-bookshop-neun-leben-in-der-buchhandlung\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nine_Lives_in_the_Bookshop_printcover.jpg","datePublished":"2026-04-04T19:15:48+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-04T19:22:22+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/shop\/englisch-lustige-kurzgeschichtenfrank-a1-a2\/nine-lives-in-the-bookshop-neun-leben-in-der-buchhandlung\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/shop\/englisch-lustige-kurzgeschichtenfrank-a1-a2\/nine-lives-in-the-bookshop-neun-leben-in-der-buchhandlung\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/shop\/englisch-lustige-kurzgeschichtenfrank-a1-a2\/nine-lives-in-the-bookshop-neun-leben-in-der-buchhandlung\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nine_Lives_in_the_Bookshop_printcover.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nine_Lives_in_the_Bookshop_printcover.jpg","width":1600,"height":2400},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/shop\/englisch-lustige-kurzgeschichtenfrank-a1-a2\/nine-lives-in-the-bookshop-neun-leben-in-der-buchhandlung\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Startseite","item":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Shop","item":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/shop\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Nine Lives in the Bookshop – Neun Leben in der Buchhandlung"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/","name":"EasyOriginal.com","description":"Spa\u00df am Lesen im Original - Innovative Lesemethode f\u00fcr Fremdsprachen","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/#organization","name":"EasyOriginal Verlag","url":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/logo_main.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/logo_main.png","width":500,"height":103,"caption":"EasyOriginal Verlag"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/17340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17340"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=17340"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=17340"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/easyoriginal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=17340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}