The great epoch novel at the height of inflation: Three former soldiers try to take their fate into their own hands amidst the frantic atmosphere of Berlin and at the Neulohe manor, despite the rampant devaluation of money. Hans Fallada wrote the novel about the horrors of inflation, an epic chronicle of that dramatic time when many sought their fortune, but few found it. "A sophisticated report, compelling in its depiction of human abysses." Der Spiegel.