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Leseprobe-1339.Pdf dtv Axel Munthes berühmtes Week, das in vielen Auflagen in der ganzen Welt verbreitet ist, hat auch .fahrzehnte nach seiner Erstveröffent- lichung nichts von seinem eigenartigen Zauber verloren. — Als junger Medizinstudent lernte Munihe während der Ferien San Michele kennen, eine kleine Kapelle auf Capri, die hoch am Berg über den Trümmern einer Villa des Kaisers Tiberius erbaut ist. Der Wunsch, dieses Stück Erde einmal selbst zu besitzen und auf ihm ein »Son- nenhaus« zu bauen, ließ ihn n:.e wieder los. Aber es dauerte viele Jah- re, bis sich Axel Munthe die:;en Traum erfüllen konnte. Er wurde einer der berühmtesten Ärzte seiner Zeit, den Menschen und Tieren gleichermaßen zugetan. An der Seite Pasteurs kämpfte er in Paris gegen die Tollwut, in Neapel ,suf verlorenem Posten gegen die Cho- lera. Zeitweise lebte er in Lappland, dann wieder in Paris und in Rom. Der Wechsel der Schauplätze und die Fülle anekdotischer Begebenheiten fesseln den Leser bis zur letzten Seite. Darüber hin- aus vermitteln die Erinnerungen dieses geistvollen Mannes Einsich- ten, die zweifellos überdauern werden. Axel Munthe, am 31. Oktober 1857 in Oskarshamm im schwedi- schen Götaland geboren, studierte Medizin an der Universität Upp - sala und in Paris. Bald suchten europäische Könige und amerika- nische Millionäre seinen Rat. Erst siebzigjährig, auf Capri lebend, schrieb er sein Werk >Das Buch von San Michele<. Munthe starb am I I. Februar 1949 in Stockholm. Axel Munth Das Buch von San Michele Deutsch von G. Uexküll-Schwerin Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag Ce n'est rien donner aux hommes que de ne pas se donner soi-même Im Text ungekürzte Ausgabe März 1978 21. Auflage August 2006 Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München ß•ww.dtv.de Lizenzausgabe mit freundlicher Genehmigung des List Verlags, Berlin, ein Unternehmen der Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH Titel der englischen Originalausgabe: >The Story of San Michele< Umschlagkonzept: Balk & Brumshagen Umschlagbild: Ausschnitt des Gemäldes >Ruinen am Golf von Neapel< (um I835) von Carl Blechen Gesamtherstellung: Druckerei C. H. Beck, Nördlingen Gedruckt auf säurefreiem, chlorfrei gebleichtem Papier Print°d in Germany ISBN-I3: 978-3-423-01339 -0 issN -1 nn: 3-423-01339-7 Inhalt i . Jugend Gioia — Maria Porta-Lettere — La Bella Margherita — Don Dionisios Wein — Im Garten von Mastro Vincenzo — Die Kapel- le — Der Mann im roten Mantel — Der Vertrag .............. 9 2. Quartier Latin Arbeit, Arbeit, Arbeit! — Der unerbittliche Gegner — Der Schlaftrunk der Ewigkeit — Der Saal in Ste. Claire — Wieder Arbeit—Arbeit .................................... 22 3. Avenue de Villiers Kolitis — Die Gräfin — Faubourg St. Germain — Puppen — Die Familie Salvatore ................................... 29 4. Ein Modearzt Monsieur l'Abbé — Glück — Asyl Ste. Anne — Menagerie Pezon —Jacques ........................................ 39 S . Patienten Hunde — Tollwut — Pasteur — Die Muschiks — Der skandinavi- sche Maler — Eine falsche Diagnose — Vivisektion — Der Affen- doktor.......................................... 47 6. Château Rameaux Diphtherie — Auf dem Heimweg — Ferien — Das Eichhörnchen — Die Bärengeschichte — Die Lerche — Vicomte Maurice — Im Rauchzimmer — Der Dorfarzt — Spratts Hundekuchen — Romeo und Julia — Der vieux marcheur — Wieder in Paris — Das Ge- spenst........................................... 64 7. Lappland Die »Kleinen Leute« — Die Lappenhunde — Der Heiler — Ristin — Der alte Bär — Zwei vornehme Reisende — Nebel — Onkel Lars und Mutter Kerstin — Riesen und Trolle — Das Talglicht und der Wichtelmann — Erinnerungen aus der Kinderstube — Sechshun- dert Jahre alt — Die goldene Dose — Nächtliche Gäste — Cholera inNeapel ........................................ 90 B. Neapel Angst — Die Straßenreiniger — Die Farmacia di San Gennaro — Doktor Villari — Die Osteria dell'Allegria — Mariuccia — Das Kloster der Sepolte Vive — Suora Ursula — Die Äbtissin — Der Liebestrank des Todes ... ................................1I I 4 9. Wieder in Paris Mein Freund Norström — Der Arzt und seine Kranken — Frauen — Und nochmals Frauen — Mademoiselle Flopette .... 1 2 9 i o. Der Leichenbegleiter In Heidelberg — Der russische General — Eine angenehme Reise — Unter Kollegen — Waldmann und der Kapitän — Zu Besuch bei meinem Bruder — Die letzte Beerdigung, der ich beiwohnte ... 13 8 i i. Madame Réquin Die Diamantenbrosche .............................. 1 5 1 12. Der Riese Die Hochzeit des Riesen — Im Kittchen — Zwei Uhrensamm- ler..............................................154 13. Mamsell Agata »Armer gnädiger Herr« — Der Hausdrache — Der schwedische Pfarrer— Der Held von Gravelotte ...................... I 59 14. Vicomte Maurice Nochmals Loulou — Im Gespräch mit Mr. l'Abbé — Der Graf und die Gräfin — Armer Torn — Im Wald von St. Cloud — Immer wieder Glück .....................................166 i. John Nochmals Madame Réqui — Der blauäugige Knabe — Der Curé von Villeroy — Joséphine — Mamsell Agatas Entlassung — Eine Konsultation in London — Die schöne Dame — Johns Pflegerin — »Mama! Mama!.< — Die Eigentümerin der Diamant- brosche..........................................176 i6. Eine Reise nach Schweditn Im Nachtzug nach Köln — H amlet in Lund ................ g 17. Ärzte über das Schreiben von Rechnungen — Reformen an der Gesell- schaft — Honorare — Charcot — Einige berühmte Ärzte — Ruhe- kur in der Schweiz — Besteigung des Montblanc — Lawine —Wieder in Paris ................................... I 96 r8. La Salpètrière Guy de Maupassant — Hinter den Kulissen der Oper — Ivonne — Die Dienstagsvorlesungen bei Charcot — »Ignotus« — Gene- viève — Posthypnotische Suggestion — Mißerfolg ........... 21 o 19. Hypnose Hypnotische Suggestion — Gefahren der Hypnose .......... 223 20. Schlaflosigkeit Massage — Wieder der Don Quichotte! — Abstieg vom Erfolg — Der Doppelgänger ................................ 2 29 21. Das Wunder des heiligen Antonius Der Baumeister von San Michele — Mein werdendes Heim — Das Telegramm — Der schwedische Gesandte — Ein neuer Gesichtspunkt ....................................237 22. Piazza di Spagna Im Keatshause — Einige meiner Kollegen — Billy und sein Herr — Dr. Campbells Frau — Billy kommt zu mir ............... 248 23. Noch mehr Ärzte Mrs. Jonathan — Mrs. Jonathans Baby — Deserteure — Noch ein Modearzt — Tod und Jenseits — Das Krankenhaus der Porta Pia — Ein gefährlicher Rivale ............................. 2 S 6 24. Im Grand Hôtel Das neue Serum — Der Pittsburger Millionär — Der Scheck über tausend Pfund Sterling — Der protestantische Friedhof — Vier- undzwanzig Stunden Schlaf — Mrs. Charles Washington Per- kinsjr. ..........................................266 25. Les petites sceurs des pauvres Monsieur Alphonse — La Märe Générale — Die Chimäre von Notre-Dame ...................................... 2 74 26. Miß Hall In der Villa Borghese — Aus Miß Halls Tagebuch — Orden ..... 282 27. Messina Hunger und Ohnmacht — Mein gütiger Gastgeber — Nach Reggio — Magna Graecia ............................. 289 28. Das Ende der römischen Saison Hysterische Frauen — Annas Photographien — Nur Damen — Nochmals Mrs. Perkins jr. — Fräulein Klara und Tante Sally — Die Russin und meine Eule .......................... 297 29. Sommer Wieder zu Hause — Besichtigung von San Michele — Das Ban- kett — »Sempre lui!« — Der Traum — Das große Abenteuer—In meiner Abwesenheit — Billy bricht aus — Don Giacinto — Der Erzfeind — I1 Demonio .............................. 306 30. Der Vogelberg Arme Vögel — Die Entdeckung des Teufels — Der Metzger .... 322 31. Das Christkind »il Bambino!« — Jene Nacht auf Golgatha ................. 328 32. Das Fest des heiligen Aritonius Evviva i1 Santo! Evviva la N[usica! — Die Prozession — Empfang in San Michele — Abschieds-Serenade .................... 3 3 I 3 3 • Die Regatta Die Blaue Grotte — Tiber^.us — Damecuta — Lord Dufferins Verwandte — »Lady Victori s« — Im Bootshaus — Der alte Paccia- le..............................................337 34• Der Anfang vom Ende Schubert — Frühling ................................. 3 5 0 Im alten Turm Der letzte Widerstand — Das goldene Licht — San Francesco — Wolf — Der Schlaftrunk d2r Ewigkeit — Thanatos — Der greise Erzengel — Erschaffung der Welt — Der Krieg — I1 poverello — Die Gottes-Mutter — Archangelo Fuscos Sonntagskleider — Die Halle des Osiris — Habakuk — Die Glocken von Assisi . 3 54 Jugend Ich sprang an Land, als das Sorrentiner Boot sein lateinisches Segel einholte. Jungens spielten in Scharen zwischen umgekipp- ten Booten und badeten die blanken Bronzeleiber in der Bran- dung. Alte Fischer in roten phrygischen Mützen flickten vor den Schuppen ihre Netze. Jenseits der Landungsstelle stand ein hal- bes Dutzend gesattelter Esel, Blütenzweige im Zaumzeug. Bei ihnen schwatzten und sangen ebenso viele Mädchen, die silberne »Spadella' « in den schwarzen Haaren und ein rotes Tuch um die Schultern. Das Eselchen, das mich hinauf nach Capri tragen sollte, hieß Rosina, und das Mädchen hieß Gioia. Ihre schwarzen Augen leuchteten in feuriger Jugend, ihre Lippen waren rot wie die Korallenschnur an ihrem Halse, und wenn sie lachte, blitzten die starken weißen Zähne wie Perlen. Sie sagte, sie sei erst fünf- zehn — und ich sagte mir, daß ich jünger sei als je zuvor. Aber Rosina war alt, »è antica«, sagte Gioia. So glitt ich aus dem Sattel und erklomm leicht den gewundenen Pfad zum Dorfe. Vor mir auf nackten Füßen tanzte Gioia, blumenumkränzt wie eine junge Bacchantin, hinter mir stolperte die alte Rosina in ihren zierli- chen schwarzen Schuhen, tief in Gedanken, geneigten Hauptes
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