description: Acclaimed entertainer Hans Schnier 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.
language: English
title: Clown
titlecomplete: Clown
characters: Sabina Emonds, Karl Emonds, Mr. Derkum, Heinrich Behlen, Heribert Züpfner, Herbert Kalick, Mr. Schnier, Leo Schnier, Sommerwild, Marie Derkum, Hans Schnier, Edgar Wieneken, Bella Brosen, Monika Silvs, Fredebeul, Alfons Schnier, Kinkel, Zohnerer
genres: 20th Century, Literature, German Literature, Classics, Literary Fiction, Novels, Germany, Nobel Prize, Fiction, Unfinished
ratings_count: 27962
places: Germany, Bonn
publisher: Turtleback Books