The Clown
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The Clown is a 1963 novel by German author Heinrich Böll that follows a disillusioned clown in postwar Germany as he confronts personal failure, religious hypocrisy, and societal guilt.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Clown canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptationType | film ⓘ |
| author | Heinrich Böll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | German ⓘ |
| awardsContext | written after Heinrich Böll gained prominence in German literature ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
alienation
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critique of Catholicism ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ personal failure ⓘ postwar German society ⓘ religious hypocrisy ⓘ societal guilt ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| genre |
novel
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political novel ⓘ postwar literature ⓘ psychological novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Clown (1976 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Trümmerliteratur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Hans Schnier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of postwar German Catholic bourgeoisie
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portrayal of a disillusioned artist ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Ansichten eines Clowns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | major work of Heinrich Böll ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | clown ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| publisher | Kiepenheuer & Witsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | postwar Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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