Time novel and fate panorama. The 'Anschluss' of Austria by the Nazis in March 1938 and their invasion of Vienna was a traumatic turning point in European history. Manfred Fluegge tells vividly and in detail about the tragic mistake of Kurt Schuschnigg and the failure of the world public. In an alternation of historical representation and exemplary life stories of actors and victims, including Sigmund Freud, Egon Friedell, Robert Musil, Franz Werfel and many others, a contemporary novel emerges that becomes a diverse panorama of fate.