Heimito von Doderer and the habitus of civil servants

Heimito von Doderer and the habitus of civil servants

Reading Doderer’s „Strudlhofstiege“ – for fun, not for work – I came across this passage. It explains very convincingly what an impact being a civil servant has on a person even if this person is not or does not want to be a civil servant „as such“. The ascriptions...
Bilingualism

Bilingualism

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