For over a hundred years, the name Karl Valentin has been inseparably linked to brilliant wordplay and grotesque linguistic antics. In his work, the gifted stage artist from Bavaria takes literalness to the extreme, uncovering every absurdity that the German language has to offer, and explores the boundaries of human communication with almost diabolical delight. The linguistic confusions that arise are his most distinctive trademark and the foundation of his success. Editor Gunter Fette has selected his most famous meanderings through the German language and compiled them in this volume. A must-read, wonderfully humorous, and often connected to a surprising truth.