The Generals (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard) - Softcover

Wahloo, Per

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0307744787 ISBN 13: 9780307744784

Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, 2013

Synopsis

From Per Wahlöö--co-author with his wife, Maj Sjöwall, of the internationally bestselling Martin Beck series of mysteries--comes a political satire, told as a court transcript, about the court-martial of a general gone rogue.

Time: the not too distant future. Place: a small island in the temperate zone. Scene: air-force headquarters. Corporal Edwin Velder is on trial for his life--accused of acts against the military, government, and society. As the proceedings unfold, we learn of a country's descent into political tyranny--a civil war erupted in the face of a secret armed force bringing the current generals to power. The military tribunal forces Velder to reconstruct the events, battles, and final defeat of the island rebellion. As the inevitable verdict is pronounced, Velder's testimony just might bring to bear yet another political revolution.

About this title

About the Author

Born in 1926, Per Wahlöö was a Swedish writer and journalist who, alongside his own novels, collaborated with his wife, Maj Sjöwall, on the bestselling Martin Beck crime series which are credited as inspiring writers as varied as Agatha Christie, Henning Mankell and Jonathan Franzen. In 1971 the fourth novel in the series, The Laughing Policeman, won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. Per Wahlöö died in 1975.

Edition details

• Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0307744787
• ISBN 13: 9780307744784
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288