Alex lives in East Berlin, in the GDR. It is the year 1989. Germany is divided. But then an uprising occurs in the GDR. Suddenly, the borders are open. Alex's mother is a staunch communist. She is unaware of the events happening around her. She had a heart attack and is in a coma. When she wakes up, the GDR no longer exists. How is Alex supposed to explain this to his mother? He decides not to tell her about the revolution. A daring game with the truth begins. Good Bye, Lenin! - a book in simple language - written in reference to the film of the same name by Wolfgang Becker and Bernd Lichtenberg from 2003.