长篇小说《小丑之见》是德国著名作家海因里希·伯尔的代表作之一。该小说以第一人称口吻、采用倒叙的手法生动描述了主人公富豪之子汉斯·施尼尔一步步沦为街头卖艺行乞的小丑的故事。作品通过主人公所扮演的小丑的独特视角,运用讽刺、戏谑的艺术手法严厉鞭笞和控诉了西德阿登纳时代的沆漜一气、飞扬跋扈的政治宗教势力、二战后改头换面、顶着人道主义面纱重新得势的法西斯遗老遗少们以及道德观念陈腐、虚伪的教会上层人士们,深深哀叹了“不顺从的小人物”的必然的、悲惨的结局和命运。 The novel Clown’s Opinion is one of the masterpieces of Heinrich Burr, a famous German writer. The novel, first-person tone, the use of flashback describes the vivid description of the protagonist rich son Hans Schnell step by step into street jester begging clown story. Through the unique perspective of the clown played by the protagonist, the works use the satirical and joking techniques to severely whip and complain of the arrogance and domineering political and religious forces in West Germany’s Adenauer era. After the World War II, The influential Fascists, the elders of the Episcopal Church, as well as the corrupt and hypocritical church leaders deeply lament the inevitable and tragic ending and fate of the “submissive man”.