The Clown

By (author): "Leila Vennewitz, Heinrich Böll"
Publish Date: 1963
The Clown
ISBN014018726X
ISBN139780140187267
AsinThe Clown
CharactersHans Schnier
Original titleAnsichten eines Clowns
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 life—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.