Beating around the Books | A Little Literary Tag @beatingaroundthebooks | Uploaded March 2021 | Updated October 2024, 3 minutes ago.
In which I do "A Little Literary Tag" and try my hand at impromptu German-English translation. Bandit helps again.

This tag was originally created by Mark @ Booktime with Elvis: youtu.be/SYxDn1AYaRw
I was tagged by Kelly @ Books I'm not Reading: youtube.com/watch?v=JnitgqFgaF0&t=11s

Recitation of Goethe's Totentanz (in German): youtube.com/watch?v=vXFJ4ZdKNlI
Here's a lovely blog post in English about the poem (incl. translations of a few verses): goethetc.blogspot.com/2009/03/der-totentanz.html

Underrated Books/Authors:
Erich Kästner - Fabian: Geschichte eines Moralisten (English title: Going to the Dogs: The Story of a Moralist) nyrb.com/products/going-to-the-dogs?_pos=2&_sid=abb26d013&_ss=r&variant=1094929741
Mascha Kaleko - an English translation of some of her poems by Andreas Nolte is available: "Mascha: The Poems of Mascha Kaleko" fomitepress.com/Mascha.html

The Prompts:
1) Tolkien once said that cellar door is the most beautiful expression in English, what do you think is the most beautiful word or phrase in English or any language?
2) What words in English do you find most amusing?
3) Have you memorised any poems in full to whip out now and then to impress your friends? If so which ones?
4) Who or what do you consider to be an underrated and underappreciated author or book?
5) Which book do you consider to have the best or most memorable beginning?
6) Which book title best describes your life?
7) What was the last book you read that led to a moistening of the eyes?
8) When it is time to shuffle off this mortal coil and go to that big library in the sky, what bookish/literary quote would you like engraved on your headstone?
9) If you wrote a book and didn't want to use your own name what name would you choose as a suitable pen name?
10) Many literary characters have sidekicks/henchmen. Who would you choose to be your companion on your life adventures?

I tag:
Laura @ Northern Book Mail: youtube.com/watch?v=LcFohcAvTro&t=369s
Melissa Firnam: youtube.com/watch?v=ITM-QKATDKk
Pete's Pensive (check out his beautiful cover of Vincent linked here): youtube.com/watch?v=rbzqGRRgbVE
Emma with Books and Brushes: youtube.com/watch?v=7trZksjdWwA
Sian & Bert @ PaSTORY Time: youtube.com/watch?v=smS-O0ic9Gg

Other Booktubers mentioned:
Brian @ Bookish: youtube.com/watch?v=_f65eaR6cgo

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