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The Clown

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Pages
248
Published
1963
Language
English

Synopsis

Through the eyes of a despairing artist, Hans Schneir, who recreates in his pantomimes incidents in people's lives with honesty and compassion, Boll draws a revealing portrait of German society under Hitler and in the postwar years.

About the author

H
Heinrich Böll

One of Germany's foremost post-World War II writers. Böll was awarded the Georg Büchner Prize in 1967 and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1972.

Characters

Hans SchnierSupporting
Marie DerkumSupporting
Heribert ZüpfnerSupporting
Leo SchnierSupporting
Monika SilvsSupporting
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