At the end of this novel, a woman released from an asylum for her husband's birthday shoots at agovernment minister during a procession.
At the end of this novel, a woman released from an asylum for her husband's birthday shoots at agovernment minister during a procession. That woman's grandson learns from Marianne how she narrowlyavoided being hanged by her mother, who was ordered by Marianne's father to kill their children after hissuicide. This work begins with Nettlinger going to the office of the protagonist and being redirected to thePrince Heinrich Hotel. Nettlinger and the teacher "Old Wobbly" attack the protagonist and his friend withbarbed-wire whips and are called "buffalo," in contrast to the peace-loving "lambs" such as Schrella. Afterdestroying the abbey his father designed, Robert Fahmel withdraws from society and only takes comfort inthe geometric exactness of the title game. For 10 points, name this novel by Heinrich BÃ¶ll.
At the end of this novel, a woman released from an asylum for her husband's birthday shoots at agovernment minister during a procession.
Billiards at Half-Past Nine [or Billard um Halb Zehn]