Der Dechant von Gottesbüren : Roman by Jakob Schaffner
"Der Dechant von Gottesbüren" by Jakob Schaffner is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set in a Hessian cathedral town during wartime, it follows the Catholic dean Klemenz Ekkard as his fervor for restoring the Dom slips into antiquarian fixation, while his devout niece Linde, his sharp-tongued housekeeper Brigitt, and his decorated nephew Heinz circle around questions of faith, war, and conscience. A tender, risky attraction grows between Linde and
Heinz, and the arrival of the aloof Aunt Klinger promises to unsettle the fragile peace of the household. The opening of the novel introduces Ekkard’s dust-choked renovation of the cathedral and the resulting friction with Brigitt, then sketches Linde’s quiet piety and service to the poor—and even the family’s noble dog, Bob. Heinz, a jaunty officer home on leave, appears in a pear-tree scene that blends homely humor with his brash frontline talk, which Linde meets not with awe but with troubled compassion. A past scandal surfaces around a missing illustrated Hohelied, long suspected to involve Aunt Klinger; Linde insists on inviting the unpopular aunt to make amends. As Linde and Heinz walk gardens, lanes, and city walls, their childhood bond ripens into first love, shadowed by a shared secret at a ruin and by Heinz’s imminent return to the front. A sunset visit to a watchtower ends with their first kiss. Klinger then arrives early, chill and self-assured, and immediately collides with the house’s spirit by deriding the Dechant’s beloved old furniture, cueing a sharp clash between modern “rational” taste and the dean’s warm, lived tradition. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Schaffner, Jakob, 1875-1944 |
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| Title | Der Dechant von Gottesbüren : Roman |
| Original Publication | Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft G. m. b. H., 1917. |
| Credits | The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Swiss fiction (German) |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 78001 |
| Release Date | Feb 21, 2026 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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