Irene Dische's legendary debut! The seven stories in this book all revolve around outsiders, emigrants, castaways, resettlers, refugees, and not least the everyday exile of old age. Irene Dische's heroes include: the old man in New Jersey, whom his own grandchildren believe to be Adolf Hitler; the neglected Nobel laureate who lives on packaged food; the confused pathologist in the confessional; the Jewish black market dealer in Berlin. The preferred settings of the stories are New York and Berlin, two poles between which Irene Dische moves biographically, linguistically, and literarily. Contents: - A Jewish Woman for Charles Allen - Mr. Lustgarten Falls in Love - A Small Suicide Attempt - The Smuggled Wedding Ring - The Underlying Thoughts of a Defector - Nanny Jackie's Passion - Pious Lies.