Boken handler om den østerrikske legen Karl König som stiftet og ledet Camphill-bevegelsen. Den tar blant annet for seg hans barndom og oppvekst, studietiden, hans forhold til antroposofien, hans virke som lege og grunnleggelsen av Camphill, en skole for psykisk utviklingshemmede.
...Wien, død 1966 i Brachenreuthe) var en østerriksk barnelege og antroposof som grunnla Camphillbevegelsen. Han var sønn av en jødisk skomaker, og studerte medisin ved universitetet i Wien. Karl König (25 September 1902 - 27 March 1966) was an Austrian paediatrician who founded the Camphill Movement, an international movement of therapeutic intentional communities for those with special needs or disabilities. The Institute is a non-profit organisation that provides the material, financial and idealistic support for the Karl König legacy, particularly via the Archive, books and other publications, related research, as well as various events, activities and initiatives that are organised or collaboratively staged around the world. Karl Koenig is the medical director of the Musculoskeletal Institute at UT Health Austin and associate professor in the Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care. He co-leads the integrated practice unit (IPU) for lower extremity conditions with Kevin Bo...