The Key

Then in 1995 it happened: Maria visited the Wilhelm Busch Museum in Hanover with her father and was completely shocked by the many dark images and gruesome stories. “My God, what problems this man must have had!” were her thoughts at the time, which were deeply embedded in her subconscious. A little later, Wilhelm Busch contacted her in a media letter - the memories of the visit to his museum were immediately awakened again. He wanted to tell her some stories that would improve her opinion of him. And yes, it would have been true that he was often very depressed and that's where his dark pictures came from. The stories in this book were written between November 1995 and April 1996 and show in a very amusing yet profound way how Wilhelm Busch would see our world today.