On some nights, a mysterious rider on a white horse appears on the coast of northern Germany. It recalls the story of Hauke Haien, who loved the sea, but also recognized its immense power and developed a new model for building dykes. The village community mistrusted the young outsider, even mocked him - until the next storm surge came. Theodor Storm's novella is a timeless story about fear of change and loss, fear of innovation - but also about human hubris.
This content has been machine translated.