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152 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780226174464
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 15 October 2008
Description
In Friedrich D rrenmatt's experimental thriller The Assignment, the wife of a psychiatrist has been raped and killed near a desert ruin in North Africa. Her husband hires a woman named F. to reconstruct the unsolved crime in a documentary film. F....
Community Reviews Summary of 41 reviews
Moods
dark 71%
mysterious 71%
tense 71%
adventurous 57%
reflective 28%
Pace
medium 28%
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 100%Strong character development?
No: 85% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 28%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Police brutality, RapeModerate
Sexual violence, Gun violence, ConfinementMinor
Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail152 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780226174464
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 15 October 2008
Description
In Friedrich D rrenmatt's experimental thriller The Assignment, the wife of a psychiatrist has been raped and killed near a desert ruin in North Africa. Her husband hires a woman named F. to reconstruct the unsolved crime in a documentary film. F....
Community Reviews Summary of 41 reviews
Moods
dark 71%
mysterious 71%
tense 71%
adventurous 57%
reflective 28%
Pace
medium 28%
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 100%Strong character development?
No: 85% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 28%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Police brutality, RapeModerate
Sexual violence, Gun violence, ConfinementMinor
Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail