Schlink:20. Juli. Ein Zeitstück

In the advanced history course, a heated discussion ignites among the high school graduates and their teacher: The assassination attempt on Hitler on July 20, 1944, came far too late! It should have been carried out years earlier to prevent the calamity of World War II. What does this mean for the present—especially now, as the right-wing German Action, led by its charismatic leader, is polling at 37 percent in the state elections? Should we wait or intervene? A disturbing thought experiment begins. Featuring an author interview with Svenja Flasspöhler, as well as notes and an afterword by Sascha Feuchert. "With our high school diploma behind us and the holidays and studies ahead, the summer evening is beautiful—it’s not true. There is a fire around us." (from: "July 20").