"Back then, when I played around the house and fought my battles outside, I was innocent and full of energy and enthusiasm, a real boy, a child of good people. Everything was poetry." Who doesn't fondly remember the joy of climbing and playing hide-and-seek? The summer excursions, the security of the family home? The longings, celebrations, and scents of childhood? Those seeking the magic and poetry of childhood will find it in Theodor Fontane's wonderful autobiographical novel. With information about his life and work, exclusively written by the editorial team of the literary journal TEXT + KRITIK.