A chronicler of Germany: Hans Werner Richter. As the founder of the influential Group 47, Hans Werner Richter is an indispensable figure in German literary history. Two of his works are now available again, showcasing his close connection to Pomerania, where he was born. "Footprints in the Sand," published in 1953, tells the largely autobiographical story of a youth on Usedom. "Even if the time the author describes is long gone, it is by no means lost," writes Siegfried Lenz in his afterword. In the 1990 volume "Germany, Your Pomerania," Hans Werner Richter embarks on a humorous quest for "the" Pomeranians, uncovering experiences, anecdotes, and imagined conversations.