What is it like to live in a country that has suffered a monstrous military and moral defeat? "Wolf Time" is a panoramic story about the first decade after World War II, when Germany was chosen from under the wreckage of Hitler's regime and turned into modern democracy. The country was divided into occupation zones, cities lay in ruins, most of the population lost a roof over their heads. Everything that united people before was completely destroyed. The Germans were in no hurry to admit their guilt for Nazi crimes - the trauma of the post-war period for many turned out to be worse than the war itself. But devastation, hunger and the need to fight for survival did not prevent them from falling in love, having fun and dreaming. It was a time of wolves, when everyone cared only for themselves and their flock - but also a time of inventing new politics, new literature, new art and a new worldview. The book of the German publicist Harald Yener, which became a bestseller in Germany and translated into six European languages, is a fascinating portrait of a society that woke up after the disaster and was able to find a way into the future.