Pelles C forum

Here is a little trap I fell in today:
This is a valid C string.
"Hall\xc3\xb6chen"

Problem: Pelles C reads 'H' 'a' 'l' 'l' '\xc3' '\xb6c' 'h' 'e' 'n'

I had to code:
"Hall\xc3\xb6" "chen"
to get it right.