The Father of a Murderer
Alfred Andersch
ISBN 10: 0811217620 ISBN 13: 9780811217620
Published by New Directions Publishing Corporation, US, 1994
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The Father of a Murderer takes place in a classroom of the Wittelsbach Gymnasium in 1920s Munich over the course of a single Greek lesson. Headmaster Himmler (the father of Heinrich Himmler) enters the classroom, apparently to observe the students' progress. However, he soon takes over the lesson himself. Himmler mercilessly tests the boys, but his real purpose is to teach a political lesson to the German youths, and through them to settle scores with their fathers.
About the Author: Leila Vennewitz was the distinguished translator of Heinrich Böll and other postwar German writers, including Jurek Becker and Martin Walser. She won numerous awards for her translations. She died in 2007.
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Title: The Father of a Murderer
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation, US
Publication Date: 1994
Binding: Paperback
Condition: New