Ingo Schulze is an epic storyteller! Günter Grass
Rumors, protests, paranoia, disbelief, the thrill of first seeing West German road signs they re all on the page with you-are-there clarity.
Seattle Times
Powerful. . . . Schulze is determined to capture the energy and mayhem of his country s historic transformation. . . . With engaging irony, [he asks] both what is gained and what is lost in such cultural transformations.
The Review of Contemporary Fiction
An admirable work. . . . The reader sits open-mouthed, surprised, and delighted before this miracle of romantic poetry, philosophy of money, and epic strength.
Süddeutsche Zeitung (Munich)
Witty and elaborate.
The New Yorker
A unique view of the German reunification.
Sacramento Book Review
[Schulze s] latest book may well be Germany s best reunification novel to date. . . . Against an uncertain East German landscape of ambiguous opportunities depicted with considerable sensitivity but little Ostalgie Schulze expertly pulls his readers in opposite directions. . . . Exhilarating and perceptive.
Booklist (starred review)
Beguiling. . . . Schulze captures something ephemeral but critical about how the idealism that brought down the Wall also brought down itself.
Publishers Weekly
Hugely ambitious. . . . Anyone who has spent time in a political movement, or in a start-up business, will recognize the comedy of egos with its cast of con men, hangers-on and the occasional genuine talent.
Kirkus (starred review)
