[Football + Overhead] Above Villa · Preface

1. A live-action derivative work of German football. 2. An imaginary background. The story takes place in a period similar to but not identical to the British Victorian period in the 19th century. The place names do not correspond to reality. 3. This article is a preface written by Mario Gotze, a scholar of 19th-century literature, for the reprint of Gianluca Gaudino's posthumous work. "On Vera" is the title of Gaudino's last unfinished play, of which only the first three acts were completed. 4. "Three and a Half Plays" pays homage to Fellini's film "Eight and a Half Parts." 5. CP: Nothing short of perfect (Philip Lahm/Gianluca Gaudino) Intention: