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Roy Watzka dies, but not before revealing the truth behind the deaths of the Chavers family. They were left in the cellar as retribution towards Porky Chavers, the father, singing over Roy in Fidelis' singing club. Roy did not intend for them to die, but due to the after-effect of an alcohol-induced binge, he forgot they were in the basement.
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Johannes was killed during the war and Fidelis promised him that in the event of his death he would marry Eva and take care of her and their child. Eva agrees to marry him and very soon they wed. A sniper by necessity of war, Johannes is a butcher by profession.
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The The Master Butcher’s Singing Club Community Note includes chapter-by-chapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you.
Jan 1, 2003 · What happens when a trained killer discovers, in the aftermath of war, that his true vocation is love? Having survived the killing fields of World War I, Fidelis Waldvogel returns home to his quiet German village and marries the pregnant widow of his best friend, killed in action.
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Early in the novel, Fidelis founds a singing club like the one he remembers in his German home, Ludwigsruhe, and the men begin weekly meetings to harmonize and socialize.
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After the war, Delphine and Fidelis visit Germany, where Fidelis’s hometown has built a memorial. On the way back, Fidelis falls ill and dies. At the end of the novel, Delphine learns the true circumstances of her birth: she was an abandoned foundling, whom Roy decided to raise as his own.
