Arno Schmidt's dismissive attitude towards the media is part of his legend. This edition shows that it needs to be corrected. It presents three television interviews on DVD, in which Schmidt primarily discusses his writing technique and his relationship with Karl May. It offers over five hours of audio material featuring Schmidt as a brilliant reader of his stories and essays. Additionally, he entertainingly chats for two hours in a radio lecture about his main work, Zettel's Traum. Private recordings of two conversations between the Schmidt couple and Spiegel editor Gunnar Ortlepp provide insights into the domestic atmosphere of their Bargfeld refuge. An accompanying volume gathers all newspaper interviews and surveys, as well as transcripts of the television and radio interviews. This media edition thoroughly illustrates how the "solipsist in the heath" presents himself in public.