A major character in this novel has two brothers who died at the Battle of Verdun.
A major character in this novel has two brothers who died at the Battle of Verdun. A butcher shop in this novel is run by the Gretz family, while a snack bar is run by Erika, whose brother Ferdi is executed for trying to kill one of his teachers. One character in this novel flees to Holland after being beaten up at school by one of his schoolmates and one of his teachers. It ends with the slicing of a birthday cake shaped like a (*) building. One character in this novel adopts a bellhop who is often compared to the lamb of God. In this novel, Johanna plans to shoot a gym teacher and Nazi nicknamed Old Wobbly, but fails and shoots a politician instead. The main character of this novel, who destroyed St. Anthony's Abbey, plays the title game every morning in Prince Heinrich Hotel. For 10 points, name this novel about the Faehmel family by Heinrich BÃ¶ll.
A major character in this novel has two brothers who died at the Battle of Verdun.
Billiards at Half-Past Nine [or Billard um halb zehn]