»Ich bin ein Magnet für alle Verrückten«

It is a long-hidden treasure: Albert Einstein's friend Johanna Fantova documented what Einstein spontaneously confided in her day by day during his final years. His thoughts on science, politics, and love, published here for the first time in their original wording, create the unique legacy of the century's genius. Up until just days before his death in the spring of 1955, Einstein speaks with wit and wisdom. This results in a time panorama of touching relevance. America's internal divisions, the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, armament and new dangers of war between East and West, and the role of Germans in the long shadow of the Nazi past: Einstein's insights repeatedly resonate with the heart of our present. Additionally, Peter von Becker tells the remarkable story of Einstein's later love, reveals the mysteries surrounding Johanna Fantova's fate, and traces the myth and legacy of Einstein to this day, with equally exciting and surprising discoveries.