This
book was written in 1990 on the cusp of Germany's reunification.
While many were praising the idea of merging the GDR and the Federal
Republic, there were a few, like Günter Grass, who felt that it was
a step in the wrong direction. In a number of essays and speeches, he
argues the case for retaining two separate states, each following
separate policies in regards to domestic, social and political
questions while, at the same time, sharing a definite German culture.
The structure of the book means that it is easily read, and it also
allows the reader to 'pick and choose'. Grass's arguments are
well-rounded, and the book gives the reader much to think about,
especially now, more than twenty years after reunification. Was Grass
right? Read the book and decide.