Heinrich B枚ll (Author of The Clown)

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Heinrich B枚ll

Born

in K枚ln , Germany

December 21, 1917

Died

July 16, 1985

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Travel, Short Stories

Influences

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Der deutsche Schriftsteller und 脺bersetzer gilt als einer der bedeutendsten deutschen Autoren der Nachkriegszeit. Er schrieb Gedichte, Kurzgeschichten und Romane, von denen auch einige verfilmt wurden. Dabei setzte er sich kritisch mit der jungen Bundesrepublik auseinander. Zu seinen erfolgreichsten Werken z盲hlen "Billard um halbzehn", "Ansichten eines Clowns" und "Gruppenbild mit Dame". Den Nobelpreis f眉r Literatur bekam Heinrich B枚ll 1972; er war nach 43 Jahren der erste deutsche Schriftsteller, dem diese Auszeichnung zuteil wurde. 1974 erschien sein wohl popul盲rstes Werk, "Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum". Durch sein politisches Engagement wirkte er, gemeinsam mit seinem Freund Lew Kopelew, auf die europ盲ische Literatur der Nachkri ...more

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Average rating: 3.83 · 79,061 ratings · 6,168 reviews · 608 distinct works 鈥� Similar authors

	The Clown 3.93 avg rating — 30,679 ratings — published 1963 — 229 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum 3.69 avg rating — 17,334 ratings — published 1974 — 105 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Billiards at Half-Past Nine by Heinrich B枚ll, Patrick Bowles (Translator) 3.93 avg rating — 4,683 ratings — published 1959 — 144 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Group Portrait with Lady 3.92 avg rating — 3,715 ratings — published 1971 — 122 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Train Was on Time 3.88 avg rating — 3,606 ratings — published 1949 — 73 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	賳丕賳爻丕賱鈥屬囏й� 噩賵丕賳蹖 3.55 avg rating — 3,008 ratings — published 1955 — 69 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	And Never Said a Word 3.81 avg rating — 2,105 ratings — published 1953 — 105 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Irisches Tagebuch 3.86 avg rating — 1,956 ratings — published 1957 — 83 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wanderer, kommst du nach Spa... 4.08 avg rating — 1,238 ratings — published 1950 — 52 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	And Where Were You, Adam? 3.85 avg rating — 1,181 ratings — published 1951 — 67 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“蹖讴趩蹖夭亘爻蹖丕乇夭蹖亘丕賵噩賵丿丿丕乇丿. 賴蹖趩 . 亘賴賴蹖趩賮讴乇讴賳”
― Heinrich B枚ll

tags: 毓賯丕蹖丿-蹖讴-丿賱賯讴

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“賴乇诏夭賳亘丕賷丿爻毓賷丿乇鬲賰乇丕乇賱丨馗丕鬲丿丕卮鬲亘丕賷丿丌賳賴丕乇丕賴賲丕賳诏賵賳賴賰賴賷賰亘丕乇丕鬲賮丕賯丕賮鬲丕丿賴丕賳丿賮賯胤鬲賳賴丕亘賴禺丕胤乇丌賵乇丿.”
― Heinrich B枚ll

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“賲乇丿賲賷賴賲賴爻鬲賳丿賰賴丿乇丕賳鬲馗丕乇賴賷趩亘賴爻乇賲賷鈥屫ㄘ辟嗀�.”
― 賴丕蹖賳乇蹖卮亘賱

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