In a novel imbued with eternal symbols and allusions, one of the most prominent writers of modern Germany tells the story of the fall of the Berlin Wall as a story... of the Fall. Tailor Adam, caught by surprise by his wife with his customer, is forced to follow his deceived wife to the West and bravely crosses the Iron Curtain has not been raised. However, freedom-loving Adam does not take root abroad - everything there seems to him unreal, illusory, fairground-buffoonish... In a novel imbued with eternal symbols, one of the most prominent writers of modern Germany tells the story of the fall of the Berlin Wall as a story... of the Fall.

This is exquisitely The written story is easy and quick to read, despite the fact that it has many themes and motifs. "Adam and Evelyn" can be called an impeccable novel. "Süddeutsche Zeitung"