Summary
The face of a clown is the face of innocence, and innocence goes to the wall in German society after the Second World War, when double-dealing and double standards became a way of life. Heinrich Boll’s clown is a professional entertainer in his late twenties who has reached the end of his tether: an unhappy drunk abandoned by the woman he loves, too honest and disillusioned to compromise, he sits in his lonely furnished flat and calls for help or consolation of any kind. For this is a study i…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780714501680 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0714501689 |
| Author: | Heinrich Boll, Leila Vennawitz, L. Vennewitz |
| Publisher: | Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 247 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 1965 |
| Weight: | 398g |
| Dimensions: | 200mm x 140mm |
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‘A bitter, amusing, touching tale… with a sharp, distinctive flavour’ New Statesman ‘An unusually distinguished and marshalled novel’ Observer ‘Satire capable of drawing blood’ Daily Telegraph
About The Author
Heinrich Boll
Heinrich Boll (1917-1985) was the winner of Germany’ Critic’s Prize in 1953 and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1972.
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