Dunkel, Illinois, unincorporated community in Christian County, Illinois, USA
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Clare B. Dunkle, the American author of The Hollow Kingdom Trilogy
Dunkle is the author of The Hollow Kingdom Trilogy comprising The Hollow Kingdom, published in 2003, Close Kin, in 2004, and In the Coils of the Snake, in 2005.
Describing scenes from tavern, the song juxtaposes the appearance of shady figures ("dunkle Gestalten") and their mysterious dealings with dancing tango ("Und sie tanzen einen Tango").