The Father of a Murderer

The Father of a Murderer is the last narrative written by German author Alfred Andersch.

It was published in 1980, the year that Andersch died, and describes a 1928 school lesson attended by grammar school student Franz Kien.

The story is considered to be partly autobiographical.

Joseph Gebhard Himmler had been Andersch's schoolmaster.

An English translation of Andersch's German original was published in 1994.