a forgettable chapter about some German genealogist who didn't want to be descended from Charlemagne but, it turns out, is (along with half of Europe it seems). apparently genealogy was really popular in East Germany
Schneider, P. (1991). The Genealogist. In Schneider, P. The German Comedy: Scenes of Life After the Wall. Farrar Straus Giroux, pp. 125-136