Wer Brooklyn kennt / Those who know Brooklyn is a collection of stories that illuminate the most diverse aspects of life in the States, from the urban dynamics of the big cities to the quiet moments of rural existence. Each short story is a mosaic piece that, together with the others, presents a complex picture of American society in the early 20th century. Wolfe shows America in all its contradictions: as a land of unlimited possibilities and deep social rifts, as a place of dreams and dashed hopes.