Berlin, Summer 1997  

Orlando slept for a long time - for a very long time, indeed: almost 70 years. A lot happened in the meantime. Someone invented the computer, peoplebegan to pay with plastic, heat their homes centrally. And the people themselves changed. Orlando is unaware of all this. He - she wakes up on a warm, sunny day. The streets of Berlin are bustling with life. The noise floods into her room through the open window, and Orlando realizes - she is

a woman.