To learn the origin of this popular German sidewalk food, most commonly attributed to the city of Berlin, the narrator tracks down Lena Bruckner in a retirement home in Hamburg. And, yes, it was her invention, but it's a long story, one which he cajoles from her over teas. It all started in April 1945 when she met, seduced and held captive a young deserter. The war over, the lover escaped and Lena went into business. That's where the sausage comes...

A criminal discovers that stealing from a child isn't as simple -- or as easy to get away with -- as he thought. Emil is a 12-year-old boy who lives in Germany with his father after his parents were divorced. While taking the train to Berlin, Emil's money is stolen by a con artist. With the help of a group of streetwise youngsters, Emil soon has dozens of kids in Berlin acting as his eyes and ears as they scheme to get Emil's money back.

Reinhard Kleist erzählt das unglaubliche, aber wahre Leben des jüdischen Boxers Hertzko Haft, der im Konzentrationslager von seinen Bewachern zum Faustkampf gezwungen wurde und daraus seine Überlebensstrategie machte. Nachdem Reinhard Kleist mit "Cash" und "Castro" bereits zwei sehr erfolgreiche grafische Biografien gezeichnet hat, geht er nun einen Schritt weiter. Mit "Der Boxer" hat er sich an sein bisher schwierigstes Thema gewagt und herausgekommen...