Heinrich Böll, edited by William Hanson, Senior Lecturer in German, University of Exeter.

• INTRODUCTION An outline of Böll’s life and work, Ansichten eines Clowns: some approaches to the Novel, The figure of Hans Schnier, The family, Marriage, The Church, The picture of society, Technique, Conclusion, BIBLIOGRAPHY, ANSICHTEN EINES CLOWNS, NOTES TO THE TEXT, VOCABULARY