Everyday life: full of wonders and demands. The world: a place still to be discovered. In his new book, a personal diary of contemporary history, Karl-Markus Gauss takes us into a literary school of wonder. From May 2011 to spring 2013, the arc of this counterstatement to the zeitgeist is drawn. However, the narrative miniatures, philosophical notes, historical anecdotes, literary portraits, political rebuttals, and autobiographical sketches lead the author far beyond this period. A compelling document of intellectual independence and creative individuality.