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"Back then, there was no time, just as there is no time in memory. It was just the summer when we were down by the river, catching trout, and I thought nothing would ever change." Ferdinand von Schirach's new book, "Coffee and Cigarettes," weaves autobiographical accounts, glimpses, notes, and observations into a narrative whole in which the personal and the general touch, intertwine, and reflect each other. It deals with the narrator's formative experiences and encounters, fleeting moments of happiness, loneliness and melancholy, uprooting and the longing for home, art and society, as well as the major themes of Ferdinand von Schirach's life: remarkable legal cases and incidents, the idea of law and human dignity, the achievements and legacy of the Enlightenment, which must be preserved, and what truly makes man human. In this complexity and range of narrative approaches and themes, "Coffee and Cigarettes" is Ferdinand von Schirach's most personal book.