Volume 22 of the collected works, edited by Jochen Schubert, showcases the public author who comments on contemporary historical issues, such as a statement regarding the imposition of martial law in Poland, speeches made during the peace demonstrations in Bonn in 1981 and 1983, and the awarding of the title of professor and honorary citizenship. Additionally, it includes literary works such as "Cain" or "Cable," "In which language do you call someone a snail driver?" and an unpublished short story.

Volume 22 (1979 – 1983) includes, among others: "Nice is Pink," "Georg Meistermann, Painter and Contemporary," "For Helmut Heissenbüttel," "Who Owns This Earth?," "The Dictator in Me," "Sakharov's Briefcase or the Aesthetics of Literalness," "A Child is Born to Us, a Word is Given to Us!," "Taking Action Together Against the Nuclear Threat," "What Does Conservative Mean Here?," "Enemy Image and Peace," "In Memoriam Paul Schallück," "In which language do you call someone a snail driver?," "I didn’t do anything to the girl, I just grabbed her once," "What will become of the boy?," and "Commentary."

All volumes of the Cologne edition.