Acknowledgments

“The Wall” was originally published under the title “Die Mauer”in Nach der ersten Zukunft, Suhrkamp Verlag, 1980.

“The Tale of the Sick Princess” is taken from Jurek Becker’s novel Jacob the Liar, translated into English by Leila Vennewitz, published by Arcade Publishing.

“The Most Popular Family Story” was originally published under the title “Die beliebteste Familiengeschichte” in Nach der ersten Zukunft, Suhrkamp Verlag, 1980.

“The Suspect” was originally published under the title “Der Verdächtige” in Nach der ersten Zukunft, Suhrkamp Verlag, 1980.

“Romeo” was originally published under the same title in: Nach der ersten Zukunft, Suhrkamp Verlag, 1980.

“The Invisible City” appeared in the catalog accompanying the exhibition Unser einziger Weg ist Arbeit (Our Only Chance Is to Work), 1990, and was collected in Ende des Grössenwahns, published by Suhrkamp Verlag, 1996. This translation first appeared in My Father, the Germans and I, by Jurek Becker, published by Seagull Books in 2010, and is reprinted here by the kind permission of the publishers.