Just released from prison, Franz Biberkopf wants to build a new existence for himself. But he cannot resist the lure of the big city and soon becomes involved again in criminal activities that almost bring him to the gallows. The moving fate of the worker Franz Biberkopf, who gets lost in a world of crime, exemplifies the struggle of the little man in a world that has become uncertain. With it, Döblin created a novel of the century that is often compared to "Ulysses." Hannes Messemer brilliantly reads this breathless, polyphonic symphony of the big city. Reading with Hannes Messemer 2 mp3 CDs approx. 12 h 9 min.