When the publisher Stroemfeld Verlag developed the concept for a Groddeck Werkausgabe in 1986, the issue of the colour of the book covers was easy to resolve: “Red has always been my favourite colour; my mother's red mouth played a role here, needless to say. I was attached to her by the most tender love.” (Georg Groddeck, “Sicher durch das Leben tasten” in Groddeck Almanach, p. 58)