Hans Gugelot war Wegbereiter des Systemdesign und wichtiger Industriedesigner des 20. Jahrhunderts. Der Lehrer an der Ulmer Hochschule für Gestaltung prägte entscheidend die Anfänge des Braun-Design.
In 1925, Hans Fallada handed himself in to the police; desperate to escape his inner demons, he sought a prison cell. Along with court documents from the time, this short story collection has been discovered. His stories tackle hitherto taboo topics and explore the lives of women and male outsiders. They reveal Fallada's immense gift as a writer.