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Billiards At Half-Past Nine
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Plot Summary of Billiards At Half-Past Nine
"A story of life in post-Nazi germany after the war."
Dave, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Billiards At Half-Past Nine
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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's
Life of a profession: - architect
Inside culture (main char) - German
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society) - German
War/Revolt/Disaster on civilians Yes
Job/Profession/Status story Yes
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes
Conflict: - War, general - War, WW II

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - engineer
Age: - 40's-50's
Ethnicity/Nationality - German
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - society
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Physique - very athletic

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 7 (a good amount)
Europe Yes
European country: - Germany

Style
Person - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Unusual Style: - a lot of flashback and forwards
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