Synopsis
When F. accepts the assignment to investigate the alleged rape and murder of Otto von Lambert's wife, she becomes entangled in a world of mistaken identity, terrorism, political intrigue, and espionage
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Review
"A tour-de-force . . . mesmerizing."--"Village Voice""" "" ""
"[Durrenmatt] doesn't so much alter the rules as sweep all the figures to the floor."--"Guardian """ "" ""
"A tour-de-force . . . mesmerizing."-Village Voice
"A parable of hell for an age consumed by images."-New York Times Book Review
"[Drrenmatt] doesn't so much alter the rules as sweep all the figures to the floor."-Guardian
"His most ambitious book . . . dark and devious . . . almost obsessively drawn to mankind's most fiendish crimes."-Chicago Tribune
"Reading Drrenmatt's work leaves us with the impression of having witnessed the creation and then the explosion of a small galaxy. The light continues to reach us long after closing his books." -- Alberto Manguel "Spectator"
“Reading Dürrenmatt’s work leaves us with the impression of having witnessed the creation and then the explosion of a small galaxy. The light continues to reach us long after closing his books.”—Alberto Manguel, "Spectator""" "" --Alberto Manguel "Spectator "
“Mystery readers should be grateful to the University of Chicago Press for bringing these gems back to life.”—Richard Lipez, "Washington"" Post""" "" "" "" --Richard Lipez "Washington Post "
"Reading Durrenmatt's work leaves us with the impression of having witnessed the creation and then the explosion of a small galaxy. The light continues to reach us long after closing his books."--Alberto Manguel "Spectator "
About the Author
Friedrich Durrenmatt (1921-90) is the author of several books published by the University of Chicago Press, including The Pledge. Joel Agee has translated numerous German authors into English, including Heinrich von Kleist, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Elias Canetti. In 2005 he received the Modern Language Association's Lois Roth Award for his translation of Hans Erich Nossack's The End: Hamburg 1943.
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