About A Citzen of All Times:
The Schönaus are a German family from the educated middle class who, at the beginning of the story, in 1913, lead a comfortable and peaceful life in Leipzig. The three children Charlotte, Dorothea and Heinrich – all named after characters from Goethe’s works – are raised in a humanistic spirit with high moral values. Life seems stable and the future is promising. But the turbulent 20th century soon descends upon the Schönaus. The first volume accompanies the family through World War I and the shattering of their familiar world. During the turbulent years of the Weimar Republic, in a politically unstable time, the three Schönau children take their first steps into adult life. While Charlotte’s sister Dorchen enjoys the liberal cultural life in Berlin, her brother Heinrich is drawn to the wrong circles. Charlotte herself experiences the versatility of being a university student and suffers the first painful loss of her life.