Komm, süßer Tod (novel)
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| Author | Wolf Haas |
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| Original title | Komm, süßer Tod |
| Country | Austria |
| Language | German |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag |
| Publication date | 31 March 1998 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 3-499-22814-9 |
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 (film).
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Characters
- Simon Brenner – ex police officer, main protagonist
[edit] Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
The story was made into a movie in 2000, with Wolfgang Murnberger directing and Josef Hader co-writing and starring. It is a thrilling and dark comedy that is also a satire on the EMS "scene", and has a hilarious car chase as its climax. It is considered by many to be the best Austrian movie, comparable with Bringing out the Dead, but it is more European-style and more humorous.
