"Citizens and Soldiers 1918" tells the story of the first days following the proclamation of a German Republic, during a historical transitional period when everything still seems possible. At the center of the narrative is the severely wounded war veteran and classical philologist Friedrich Becker, who, deeply traumatized by World War I, questions the meaning of his life and the possibility of lasting peace. "With this monumental exile work, Döblin summarized his contributions to the field of historical novels." Gabriele Sander, Kindler's Literature Lexicon.