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208 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
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Description
This volume offers bracing new translations of two precursors to the modern detective novel by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, whose genre-bending mysteries recall the work of Alain Robbe-Grillet and anticipate the postmodern fictions of Paul Auster and oth...
Community Reviews Summary of 85 reviews
Moods
dark 87%
challenging 50%
reflective 50%
tense 37%
adventurous 12%
Pace
medium 37%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 85% | A mix: 14%Strong character development?
No: 85% | Yes: 14%Loveable characters?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 85% | Yes: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 33% | No: 16%Average rating
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Death, Murder, Physical abuse
208 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
This volume offers bracing new translations of two precursors to the modern detective novel by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, whose genre-bending mysteries recall the work of Alain Robbe-Grillet and anticipate the postmodern fictions of Paul Auster and oth...
Community Reviews Summary of 85 reviews
Moods
dark 87%
challenging 50%
reflective 50%
tense 37%
adventurous 12%
Pace
medium 37%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 85% | A mix: 14%Strong character development?
No: 85% | Yes: 14%Loveable characters?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 85% | Yes: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 33% | No: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Murder, Physical abuse