Gift edition in a small format, printed cloth with a ribbon bookmark. How to continue living when one is suddenly thrown off the path of life, when death approaches unexpectedly? Christoph Schlingensief's moving protocol of self-examination is a gift to all of us, to both the sick and the healthy, who often find themselves at a loss for words when illness and death intrude upon life. A cure of words against silence - and not least, a declaration of love for the world. "A terrible book, a miserable one, a maddeningly sad, a very, very beautiful book.".