A frenzied German Expressionist tale of orgy as salvation in Weimar BerlinOriginally published in German in 1919 Potsdamer Platz was Curt Corrinths first novel to employ an expressionistic frenetic prose and presented his excessive vision of free love. Inspired by the sex theories of Freuds controversial disciple Otto Gross Corrinth preached the sexual orgy as a means to salvation and universal copulation as a new world religion.The books provincial protagonist Hans Termaden arrives in Berlin where he quickly evolves from city rube to sexual messiah as he converts prostitutes and virgins into sensual warriors and frees men of sexual inhibitions. As word of his exploits spreads people flock to his headquarters in Potsdamer Platz turning all buildings into brothels.