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The Clown
First edition
Author	Heinrich Böll
Language	German
Publisher	Kiepenheuer & Witsch
Publication date	1963
Publication place	West Germany
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	303 pp

The Clown (German: Ansichten eines Clowns, lit. "Views of a clown") is a 1963 novel by West German writer Heinrich Böll.