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In the furrows and hedges, a small creature lives by its ears, its legs, and its nerve.
In Mümmelmann, Hermann Löns brings you close to the animals of northern Germany’s fields, woods, and heaths. At the centre stands the hare called Mümmelmann, whose life turns on small decisions and constant watchfulness. Around him, foxes, birds, and other wild creatures feed, hide, and follow their own needs in a world of hunters and hunted.
This collection of animal tales reveals the countryside through close, patient observation. A hunter, journalist, and nature writer, Löns watches how animals move through the seasons. The hare tales and sketches of foxes and birds offer no hurried escape from the land: they invite you to linger over weather, light, sound, and the movements of wild creatures.
What you’ll discover
- A hare’s watchful world Follow Mümmelmann through a life where small decisions call for sharp senses and nerve.
- Foxes, birds, and cunning Meet wild creatures with their own needs and ways of finding food or staying hidden.
- The hunter’s close attention Discover the watchful eye of a writer who follows animals through every season.
- Fields, woods, and heaths Linger among furrows, woodland edges, and hedges, with weather, light, and sound close at hand.
- Plain words, vivid scenes Enjoy clear, direct language rich in country words and grounded in patient observation.
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This book suits readers who love nature writing, country life and the German heath, and anyone curious about how animals were seen in early twentieth century Germany. If you want fast plots or modern ideas about wildlife, you may find it slow.
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- The hare lives by watchfulness
- A hunter writes with love for his prey
- Nature is a world of hunters and hunted
- A plain style and a lasting place
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Mümmelmann
by Hermann Löns· 1909
Animal tales follow hares, foxes and birds in northern Germany.
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The hare lives by watchfulness
At the centre of the book stands the hare called Mümmelmann. Löns shows a life made of small decisions. Where to sit through the day, when to bolt, which way to run when danger comes. The hare is not a cute figure in a children's tale. It is a hunted animal that survives by instinct and learning.
The author gives the reader the hare's own point of view as far as a human can. The world is made of smells, sounds and the movement of grass. A shadow in the sky or a snapped twig can mean the end of a day or the end of a life.
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Hermann Löns
1866–1914 · German writer and journalist
Hermann Löns (1866–1914) was a German journalist and writer. He was born in Culm, West Prussia, now Chełmno in Poland, and lived in Hanover. He wrote novels, stories and poems. Mümmelmann appeared in 1909 and The Warwolf in 1910. He died in France while serving in the First World War.
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It is a collection of animal tales by Hermann Löns, centred on a hare called Mümmelmann. It follows hares and other wild creatures through the fields and woods of the German countryside, with close attention to how they live.
What does the name Mümmelmann mean?
It is a German nickname for the hare. It comes from a word for nibbling or mumbling, which describes how a hare moves its mouth when it feeds. It roughly means something like Mr Nibbler.
Who was Hermann Löns?
He was a German writer, journalist and hunter, born in the nineteenth century and killed in 1914 in the First World War. He wrote nature sketches, heath poems and the novel Der Wehrwolf.
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