The Pillars of the Earth
In einem vorangegangenen Post hatte ich schon erzählt, dass ich mir den Roman “The Pillars of the Earth” sowie die Fortzsetung “World Without End” von Ken Follet gekauft habe. Seit einer Weile lese ich jetzt den ersten Roman und ich muss sagen das Buch gefällt mir sehr gut. Gestern wurde ich dann von einem ganz plötzlichen Wandel der Geschichte überrascht. Ich hätte nicht geglaubt, dass Ken Follet zu solch vulgären Texten fähig ist, aber seht selbst:
‘Piss on that!’ Ellen shouted. Now everyone was looking. ‘Piss on you, Tom Builder!’ she said. She realised she had an audience. ‘Piss on all of you, too.’ she said. Most people grinned. It was hard to take offence, perhaps because she looked so lovely with her face flushed red and her golden eyes wide. She stood up. ‘Piss on Kingspride Priory!’ She jumped up on the table, and there was a burst of applause. She walked along the board. The diners snatched their bowls of soup and mugs of ale out of her way and sat back, laughing. ‘Piss on the prior!’ she said. ‘Piss on the sub-prior, and the sacrist, and the cantor and the treasurer, and all their deeds and charters, and their chests full of silver pennies!’ She reached the end of the table. Beyond it was another, smaller table where someone would sit and read aloud during the monks’ dinner. There was an open book on the table. Ellen jumped from the dining-table to the reading-table. Suddenly Tom new what she was going to do. ‘Ellen!’ he called. ‘Don’t please -’ ‘Piss on the rule of Saint Benedict!’ she yelled at the top of her voice. Then she hitched up her skirt, bent her knees, and urinated on the open book.
Zitat aus Ken Follet - The Pillars of the Earth
