Ringelnatz aus Sachsen

When a pattern maker from Thuringia has a child with the daughter of a sawmill owner from Tilsit during the harvest season in Wurzen, one can confidently expect that something extraordinary will emerge from this union. Thus begins Wolfgang Knappe's book about that young man from Saxony, who is regarded as a unique literary figure far beyond the borders of his hometown. Many delightfully told, unusual episodes illustrate the wide range of this remarkable Hans Bötticher, who soon called himself Joachim Ringelnatz and his wife Muschelkalk.