num_pages: 272
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: The Clown
titlecomplete: The Clown
characters: Bella Brosen, Herbert Kalick, Leo Schnier, Zohnerer, Edgar Wieneken, Hans Schnier, Karl Emonds, Heinrich Behlen, Kinkel, Marie Derkum, Mr. Derkum, Alfons Schnier, Sommerwild, Sabina Emonds, Fredebeul, Mr. Schnier, Monika Silvs, Heribert Züpfner
genres: Germany, 20th Century, Unfinished, Nobel Prize, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, German Literature, Classics, Fiction
ratings_count: 27959
places: Germany, Bonn
publisher: Penguin Group USA