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  1. The Earthquake in Chile (German: Das Erdbeben in Chili) is a short story written by Heinrich von Kleist (1777–1811) and published in 1807. The story's central characters are two lovers caught up in the chaos of the 1647 Santiago earthquake in Chile.

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  2. by Heinrich von Kleist. Start Free Trial. Summary. Themes. Questions & Answers. Analysis. Summary. PDF Cite Share. The story opens at the moment of a fatally destructive earthquake, just...

  3. The Earthquake in Chile (c. 1800s) ! By Heinrich von Kleist (1777-1811) Born in Prussia, Kleist served in the Prussian army, spent time in one of Napoleon’s prisons as an accused—probably wrongly—spy, and wrote a number of plays and stories. He died by suicide, having been a serious writer for only a decade. This story is translated from ...

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  5. Dec 5, 2016 · The Earthquake in Chile by Heinrich Von Kleist is a German short story that is best known for its question of theodicy and whether there is meaning to all events in life. The people of the city are searching for an answer as for why god would create an earthquake that destroyed buildings and some people. However in the midst of the destruction ...

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  7. The Earthquake in Chile (1807) by Heinrich Von Kleist (1777-1811) is a German short story that questions theodicy and explores the processes of interpretation by which the survivors of the earthquake desperately need to give meaning to the cataclysm that has befallen them and to their survival – and the practical consequences of those ...

  8. There was an actual earthquake which struck Santiago de Chile on the night of 13 May 1647; but Kleists readers would have been reminded of the Lisbon earthquake of 1755, which inspired...

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