In his subtly disturbing yet often humorous prose pieces, Andreas Grosz explores the presence of the strange and the surreal in our seemingly well-established world—a haunting local train journey beneath the surface of normality begins. His characters describe their experiences with a sense of neutral wonder. One accidentally starts a war, a soldier deserts on the nostalgia train, a corpse serves as a treasure chest, a retired teacher sleeps at his lectern, a roofer learns to fly, and Louis XVI appears at a masquerade ball in the 20th century—these stories revolve around such themes and more. Many are set in childhood and youth, addressing the search for love and the disappointment that often accompanies it. The total of 39 prose pieces are assigned to four voices. Each can stand on its own but is interconnected with the others through thematic links.