Statt etwas oder Der letzte Rank

"To create a work of art from untruth, that is the human ability in itself." Who says this? His wife sometimes calls him Memle, sometimes Otto, sometimes Bert. He has left behind the conflict of interests; his true desire is to withdraw, to remain silent, to be mute. A novel as a self-portrait of a man who defends himself with language, a novel as a sum and balance.