The fall of the Berlin Wall changed the politics of Germany and had profound implications for its writers. Out of the window went political commitment -- to be replaced by an attention to personal relationships and introspection of both the morbid and euphoric variety. Comprising stories and prose by 23 writers from across Germany, Night Drive is a kaleidoscope of viewpoints and styles, of childhood memories and adult crimes, of flight and thwarted passions. This collection introduces a new generation of previously untranslated writers whose work reflects a Germany far beyond the Wagner-Hitler-Volkswagen clich?.