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 58 reviews
Moods
dark 83%
challenging 66%
tense 50%
reflective 33%
adventurous 16%
Pace
medium 16%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 100%Strong character development?
No: 83% | Yes: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 83% | Yes: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Death, Hate crime, 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 58 reviews
Moods
dark 83%
challenging 66%
tense 50%
reflective 33%
adventurous 16%
Pace
medium 16%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 100%Strong character development?
No: 83% | Yes: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 83% | Yes: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Hate crime, Physical abuse