Heinrich Böll (21 December 1917 – 16 July 1985) was a German writer, a leading voice in post-war German literature and awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1972.

Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature (1972). Principal themes in his work include the effects of World War II on civilians, criticism of post-war German society and institutions (including the Catholic Church), and moral/ethical reflection in mid-20th-century Germany.

DeBaser reviews focus on Böll's post-war portraits and moral critique, especially Opinioni di un clown and Foto Di Gruppo Con Signora. Themes: loneliness, the burden of memory, Catholic hypocrisy, and social post-war malaise. Reviewers praise stylistic power though note occasional excesses. Overall reception on DeBaser is positive.

For:Readers of post-war German fiction, students of 20th-century literature, and literary critics

 Just three hours in a rust-colored apartment in post-war Bonn, a swollen knee, a bottle of cognac in the fridge, a phone in the lap from which you can smell the scent of the person on the other end of the line, a one-mark coin - the last one - dropped out of the fifth-floor window.

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 The proverb says that all that glitters is not gold.

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 There is a book and inside is Hans the clown, as sad as all clowns who can no longer make people laugh because they haven’t laughed in a long time.

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