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.

Come, Sweet Death
Cover of the original German edition
AuthorWolf Haas
Original titleKomm, süßer Tod
CountryAustria
LanguageGerman
GenreNovel
PublisherRowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag
Publication date
31 March 1998
Media typePrint (Paperback)
ISBN3-499-22814-9
OCLC248926629

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.

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