# Kleist

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kleist/542174>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 6, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kleist/542174 "2010-06-06T15:50:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kleist/542174/21 "2010-06-07T20:42:52Z")

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> [@Gray\_Ghost](#):
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> Forsyth reuses the “Kleist” name for a minor character in the third novella in his quite good novella collection, “The Deceiver.”
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> This Kleist character also dies after massive torture

Interesting! I wonder if the Kleist – Christ connection is more than just the sound…

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