{"id":16731,"date":"2023-04-12T10:14:38","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T09:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/?p=16731"},"modified":"2023-04-12T10:14:38","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T09:14:38","slug":"bucher-schnell-gelesen-1-632","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/?p=16731","title":{"rendered":"B\u00fccher, schnell gelesen: 1.632"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:558,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/de.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Central_Pacific_Railroad&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251218092413\\\/https:\\\/\\\/de.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Central_Pacific_Railroad&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-09 13:42:10&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-03 09:57:58&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-10 13:24:07&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-15 19:11:53&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-21 08:00:45&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-05 02:56:39&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:429}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-05 02:56:39&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:429},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:559,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Rail_fastening_system#Rail_spikes&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260206222930\\\/https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Rail_fastening_system&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-09 13:42:12&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-03 09:57:53&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-05 02:56:36&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:429}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-05 02:56:36&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:429},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:560,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Sideshow&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251219062813\\\/https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Sideshow&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-09 13:43:08&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-03 09:57:55&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-13 17:59:43&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-05 02:56:36&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-05 02:56:36&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:561,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=V0rVrwibSTg&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20230114071402\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=V0rVrwibSTg&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-09 13:43:10&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-03 09:57:52&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-13 17:59:47&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-05 02:56:39&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-05 02:56:39&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/tl_dtvdmt.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"322\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/tl_dtvdmt.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/tl_dtvdmt.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/tl_dtvdmt-186x300.jpg 186w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tom Lin &#8211; Die Tausend Verbrechen Des Ming Tsu (Suhrkamp, 2022)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gelesen: 10. \u2013 11.04.2023 (netto 291 Seiten).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aus dem amerikanischen Englisch von Volker Oldenburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Krimi? Thriller? Mhhhhhh &#8230; das Buch passt nur mit viel Mut in diese Schublade. Es passt aber ganz wunderbar neben <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/?p=14250\">Die Abendr\u00f6te Im Westen<\/a><\/em> und <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/?p=11755\">Das B\u00f6se Im Blut<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Auch hier ist das Stichwort wieder \u201c<em>The Birth of a Nation is a bloody gory exercise<\/em>\u201d. Diesmal im S\u00fcdwesten der US of A, Utah, Nevada, Kalifornien. 1869. Beim Bau der <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Pacific_Railroad\" target=\"_blank\">Central Pacific Railroad<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Und 10tausende Chinesen, die insbesondere die gef\u00e4hrliche (und oft t\u00f6dliche) Arbeit in den Bergen ausf\u00fchrten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre>\nChinese labor was the most vital source for constructing the railroad. Most of the railroad workers in the west were Chinese, as white workers were not willing to do the dangerous work. Fifty Cantonese emigrant workers were hired by the Central Pacific Railroad in February 1865 on a trial basis, and soon more and more Cantonese emigrants were hired. \n\nWorking conditions were harsh, and Chinese were compensated less than their white counterparts. Chinese laborers were paid thirty-one dollars each month, and while white workers were paid the same, they were also given room and board. \n\nIn time, CPRR came to see the advantage of good workers employed at low wages: \"Chinese labor proved to be Central Pacific's salvation.\"\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Ausbeutung, Rasissmus, Sklavenarbeit &#8211; alles dabei. Und mittendrin ein doppelter Aussenseiter: Ming Tsu, Chinese aber in den US of A geboren und aufgewachsen. Nichteinmal der chinesischen Sprache m\u00e4chtig. Aber von seinem amerikanischen Ziehvater als Killer ausgebildet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In die Reihen der Bahnarbeiter hat ihn das Schicksal verschlagen: Die Liebe zu einer wei\u00dfen Frau wurde vom Schwiegervater brutal beendet und er wurde in die Sklavenarbeit gezwungen. Mit der Bahn kam er nach Utah, ohne die Bahn macht er sich auf von Utah auf zur\u00fcck nach Kalifornien. Zu seiner gro\u00dfen Liebe Ada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eine perfekte &#8220;<em>Ein Mann Sieht Rot<\/em>&#8221; Geschichte, in der der Profi-Killer seinen zuk\u00fcnftigen Opfern immer \u00fcberlegen ist: Zum einen untersch\u00e4tzen sie ihn st\u00e4ndig (er ist ja nur ein unterw\u00fcrfiger gesichtloser Chinese), zum anderen ist er Profi. Mit dem Colt. Mit dem angeschliffenen <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rail_fastening_system#Rail_spikes\" target=\"_blank\">Schwellennagel<\/a><\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aber das ganze passt auch andersrum: F\u00fcr Ming Tsu sind auch alle Wei\u00dfen gleich, gleich aussehend und gleich egal. Und darum verblasst auch die Erinnerung an seine gro\u00dfe Liebe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Der Rachetrip gen Westen ist aber nicht nur durch lakonische Kills spannend, sondern auch weil Tom Lin ganz wunderbare Landschaftsbeschreibungen beigibt. Und Ming Tsu auch eine etwas andere Begleitung mit auf den Weg gibt: Ein alter Chinese, blind, aber mit F\u00e4higkeiten als Seher. Name: Der Prophet. Dazu eine kleine <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sideshow\" target=\"_blank\">Sideshow<\/a><\/em> Truppe mit wundersamen F\u00e4higkeiten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Und w\u00e4hrend Ming Tsu sich als R\u00e4cher gen Westen mordet, hungert und friert ahnt der Leser schon das am Ende nicht der Topf voll Gold wartet. Und trotzdem bekommt Tom Lin ein ordentliches Ende hin, nat\u00fcrlich ohne Happy End.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Im kleinen Klasse, im gro\u00dfen immer noch Klasse und ein Blick in eine Zeit wo der Fortschritt die Anarchie und das Chaos noch nicht eingefangen hat. Mit klugem Blick erkennt aber der Prophet das die Bahn genau dieses machen wird.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ich mag solche B\u00fccher, zumal dieses extrem kurzweilig daherkommt. Und auch ausreichend blutig, wo Blut flie\u00dft. Cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bin definitiv gespannt was Tom Lin nach diesem Erstling noch so fertig bringt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Soundtrack dazu: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V0rVrwibSTg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Huevos Rancheros &#8211; What A Way To Run A Railroad<\/a><\/em>, was sonst?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PS: Und Tim Lin so?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tom Lin on The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu with Wayne Ho\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M35oVCu7HPs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>PPS: Some views into the past<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Transcontinental Railroad and the Forgotten Chinese Workers Who Helped Build It\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gYj66GRK408?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Remembering Chinese railroad workers\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OspEUdi4a4g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>PPPS: Und eine kleine Kindheitserinnerung &#8211; H\u00f6rspiele aus dem Wilden Westen auf Schallplatte<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IFrAa4GLDY4\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>PPPPS: Weil es grad so sch\u00f6n passt &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Travoltas - Pacific Coast Highway\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HnbaN7863aU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gelesen: 10. \u2013 11.04.2023 (netto 291 Seiten). Aus dem amerikanischen Englisch von Volker Oldenburg. Krimi? Thriller? Mhhhhhh &#8230; das Buch passt nur mit viel Mut in diese Schublade. Es passt aber ganz wunderbar neben Die Abendr\u00f6te Im Westen und Das B\u00f6se Im Blut. 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