Komm, süßer Tod (novel)
Komm, süßer Tod (Come, Sweet Death) is a 1998 novel by Austrian author Wolf Haas. It is named after a musical piece by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was picturised in 2000 as Komm, süßer Tod.
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| Author | Wolf Haas |
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| Original title | Komm, süßer Tod |
| Country | Austria |
| Language | German |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag |
Publication date | 31 March 1998 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| ISBN | 3-499-22814-9 |
| OCLC | 248926629 |
Plot summary
Disillusioned paramedic and ex-cop Simon Brenner finds himself trapped between the front lines of two competing Emergency Medical Services in Vienna's relentless summer heat. Things turn really hot when Brenner starts looking into the unusually high death rate of elderly patients.
Characters
- Simon Brenner – ex police officer, main protagonist
Other uses
Many believe that the song Komm Süsser Tod sung in The End of Evangelion was inspired by this novel, but in fact End of Evangelion came out one year before this novel.
gollark: I'm actually an Athe-ist.
gollark: A god which you can't detect at all is a really terrible god.
gollark: Well, yes, but you can follow those *anyway*.
gollark: ... *seriously*?
gollark: I mean, since you also go to church and whatnot presumably, "why the hell not" is that you could be doing other things instead.
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