Tracks in the sand

"When I was born, the emperor was still making his trips to the north, the men of the village where I uttered my first cry wore the 'it's-all-right' moustache, there were still the sounding thalers and the golden twenty-mark piece. "* Listen to Richter's novel, read by Dr. Ute van der Maer, who, like Richter, is closely connected to her homeland. * Quote from Spuren im Sand by Hans Werner Richter, p. 7, line 1 6, first edition 1953, published by Hinstorff Verlag (tickets at the tourist information offices and at www.kaiserbaeder-auf-usedom.de - admission: € 5.00)