The subject of the novel is reality liberated from soul. The reader in complete independence presented with a structured process:let him evaluate it, not the author. The faรงade of the novel cannot be other than stone or steel, flashing electrically or dark, but silent.
Alfred DoblinAnd if you ask again whether there is any justice in the world, you'll have to be satisfied with the reply: Not for the time being; at any rate, not up to this Friday.
Alfred DoblinThe cities are the principal home and seat of the human group. They are the coral colony for Man, the collective being.
Alfred Doblin