The Suhrkamp Basic Library - Work Texts for School and Studium edition offers Hans-Ulrich Treichel's novella "Der Verlorene" (The Lost), supplemented with a commentary containing all the information necessary for a full understanding of the text. An appendix also includes Treichel's first Frankfurt Poetikvorlesung (Poetry Lesson) and some of his poems. The spelling of the commentary conforms to the new German spelling rules. This material is suitable for use in education, work, or self-study by German speakers or advanced learners of German.