Littafin ya yi magana game da matsalolin zamantakewa a cikin rayuwar zamantakewar zamantakewa ta Gabashin Jamus, yayin da yake kasancewa da aminci ga layin jam'iyyar. Babban nasararsa ta zo ne tare da littafin "Spur der Steine" ("Trace of Stones" 1964). Babban jigon sa shine ci gaba a rayuwar wani ma'aikacin gini mai tawaye wanda, a ƙarshen littafin, ya zama memba mai dacewa da zamantakewar zamantakewa. An samar da kusan kwafin miliyan miliyan na littafin, wanda bugu 35 daga cikinsu biyar suka fito bayan 1990. Wannan fim din ya zama daya daga cikin litattafan Jamus ta Gabas mafi nasara.
Frank Beyer