Schischyphusch oder Der Kellner meines Onkels
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"Schischyphusch oder Der Kellner meines Onkels" is a short story by the German author Wolfgang Borchert. It is one of his first prose writings[1] and was first published in Benjamin - Zeitschrift für junge Menschen in March 1947.[1] Berhard Meyer-Marwitz included it in the list of posthumous works by Borchert in his complete works which was published by the Rowohlt Verlag in 1949.
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The short story is one of Wolfgang Borchert's untypically cheerful and humorous texts, and is one of his most renown works. It tells the story of the encounter of two decidedly different characters from the perspective of a young boy. Their single commonality is their lisp. The speech impediment initially leads to misunderstandings, later on, however, it becomes a means of communication and basis for the friendship of the fellow sufferers. The title refers to Sisyphus, a figure of Greek mythology, which inspires a waiter's nickname as well as it symbolises his fate. The second main character is based on Borchert's real uncle, Hans Salchow.