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The Clown (Penguin Classics)

By Heinrich Boll

The Clown (Penguin Classics)

By Heinrich Boll

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Acclaimed entertainer Hans Schneir collapses when his beloved Marie leaves him because he won’t marry her within the Catholic Church. The desertion triggers a searing re-examination of his lifeâ the loss of his sister during the war, the demands of his millionaire father and the hypocrisies of his mother, who first fought to “save” Germany from the Jews, then worked for “reconciliation”
afterwards.

Heinrich BÃll’s gripping consideration of how to overcome guilt and live up to idealismâ how to find something to believe inâ gives stirring evidence of why he was such an unwelcome presence in post-War German consciousness . . . and why he was such a necessary one.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
256
Release Date:
1994-06-30
Publication Date:
1994-06-30
Publisher:
Penguin Classics
Languages:
Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:
014018726X
Weight:
181 g
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