About the book: 1956 / The works of the classic GDR literature Erwin Strittmatter (1912–1994) are distinguished by a clear development perspective, a view of the past from today, from new historical conditions. Peculiar Schrittmatter's prose style is as follows: folk and poetic language, brevity and capacity of phrases, richness of speech characteristics of the characters, variety of intonations, surprise of comparisons and metaphors. From the first pages, the book about Tinko captivates with genuine truth and living poetry. In descriptions of nature, concreteness organically merges with elements of fabulousness. The entire narrative is colored by humor, sometimes angry, sometimes soft, built on countless contradictions between old and new..