An occurrence at owl creek bridge deutsche ubersetzung 1965 zwischenfall auf der eulenfluss brucke von anneliese dangel ist eine kurzgeschichte von ambrose bierce die erstmals am 13juli 1890 in william randolph hearsts tageszeitung san francisco examiner veroffentlicht wurde sie erschien anschliessend in der sammlung tales of soldiers and civilians 1891 in amerika und kurz danach in . An occurrence at owl creek bridge 1890 is a short story by the american writer and civil war veteran ambrose bierce described as one of the most famous and frequently anthologized stories in american literature it was originally published by the san francisco examiner on july 13 1890 and was first collected in bierces book tales of soldiers and civilians 1891. Set during the american civil war an occurrence at owl creek is bierces most famous short story it was first published in the san francisco examiner in 1890 it then appeared in bierces 1891 collection tales of soldiers and civilians. An occurrence at owl creek bridge a man stood upon a railroad bridge in northern alabama looking down into the swift water twenty feet below the mans hands were behind his back the wrists bound with a cord a rope closely encircled his neck