162 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780879234379
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
Publication date: 01 January 1953
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 73 reviews
Moods
dark 85%
challenging 57%
reflective 42%
tense 42%
adventurous 14%
Pace
medium 28%
fast 14%
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
162 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780879234379
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
Publication date: 01 January 1953
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 73 reviews
Moods
dark 85%
challenging 57%
reflective 42%
tense 42%
adventurous 14%
Pace
medium 28%
fast 14%
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