The prose texts, poems, and miniatures reflect the felt experience of East Germany in the 1980s and do not claim to represent the moods of the entire society. Discontent and displeasure, confusion and resignation resonate in the texts, as do despair and loneliness, along with a longing for love. Those who read attentively will notice the transformation of an unsuspecting observer into a person who clearly bids farewell to the country of East Germany. In their existential nature, the texts are timeless, written only in a specific situation. They are documents of self-discovery, the awakening of a young man, immediate and sincere... almost apolitical.