Cover: "Some human dreams are woven from spider silk." Inside flap: "It is impossible to retell Strittmatter's novel, as its uniqueness lies in the vibrant unity of fiction and truth, a renaissance-like zest for life, and sharp political relevance. In this book, one finds all the colors and scents of the earth, the breath of fields and forests. An original language that sometimes bubbles and boils, sometimes flows freely, with a vocabulary and tone reminiscent of legends and folk songs, occasionally transitioning naturally into verse. This book creates absolutely authentic images of peasant life in the challenging early years of the GDR." Raissa Orlowa, Lew Kopelew Outside flap: A headstrong dreamer. The unconventional hero made the novel famous. Ole Bienkopp believes in justice. For him, what benefits people is reasonable. Full of defiance and zeal.