false 73480 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170838254m/73480.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170838254s/73480.jpg The Pledge centers around the murder of a young girl and the detective who promises the victim’s mother he will find the perpetrator. After deciding the wrong man has been arrested for the crime, the detective lays a trap for the real killer—with all the patience of a master fisherman. But cruel turns of plot conspire to make him pay dearly for his pledge. Here Friedrich Dürrenmatt conveys his brilliant ear for dialogue and a devastating sense of timing and suspense. Joel Agee’s skilled translation effectively captures the various voices in the original, as well as its chilling conclusion.

One of Dürrenmatt’s most diabolically imagined and constructed novels, The Pledge was adapted for the screen in 2000 in a film directed by Sean Penn and starring Jack Nicholson.

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One of Dürrenmatt’s most diabolically imagined and constructed novels, The Pledge was adapted for the screen in 2000 in a film directed by Sean Penn and starring Jack Nicholson.

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One of Dürrenmatt’s most diabolically imagined and constructed novels, The Pledge was adapted for the screen in 2000 in a film directed by Sean Penn and starring Jack Nicholson.

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I'm actually very excited by William Spanos' formulation of the "anti-detective" story (The Pledge often being cited as one example) which "dramatizes the void." But what'...more...]]> 63839638 2532217 73480 0226174379 9780226174372 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170838254m/73480.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170838254s/73480.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/73480.The_Pledge 3.94 234 The Pledge centers around the murder of a young girl and the detective who promises the victim’s mother he will find the perpetrator. After deciding the wrong man has been arrested for the crime, the detective lays a trap for the real killer—with all the patience of a master fisherman. But cruel turns of plot conspire to make him pay dearly for his pledge. Here Friedrich Dürrenmatt conveys his brilliant ear for dialogue and a devastating sense of timing and suspense. Joel Agee’s skilled translation effectively captures the various voices in the original, as well as its chilling conclusion.

One of Dürrenmatt’s most diabolically imagined and constructed novels, The Pledge was adapted for the screen in 2000 in a film directed by Sean Penn and starring Jack Nicholson.

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One of Dürrenmatt’s most diabolically imagined and constructed novels, The Pledge was adapted for the screen in 2000 in a film directed by Sean Penn and starring Jack Nicholson.

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One of Dürrenmatt’s most diabolically imagined and constructed novels, The Pledge was adapted for the screen in 2000 in a film directed by Sean Penn and starring Jack Nicholson.

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While Durrenmatt is a well-known and well-respected author, it took making a film of one of his books to get most people in the States actually reading him. This new film tie-in translation of The Pledge is a great way to start, and will hop...more...]]> 935803 4693 73480 0226174379 9780226174372 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170838254m/73480.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170838254s/73480.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/73480.The_Pledge 3.94 234 The Pledge centers around the murder of a young girl and the detective who promises the victim’s mother he will find the perpetrator. After deciding the wrong man has been arrested for the crime, the detective lays a trap for the real killer—with all the patience of a master fisherman. But cruel turns of plot conspire to make him pay dearly for his pledge. Here Friedrich Dürrenmatt conveys his brilliant ear for dialogue and a devastating sense of timing and suspense. Joel Agee’s skilled translation effectively captures the various voices in the original, as well as its chilling conclusion.

One of Dürrenmatt’s most diabolically imagined and constructed novels, The Pledge was adapted for the screen in 2000 in a film directed by Sean Penn and starring Jack Nicholson.

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One of Dürrenmatt’s most diabolically imagined and constructed novels, The Pledge was adapted for the screen in 2000 in a film directed by Sean Penn and starring Jack Nicholson.

</div>]]> 1958 3 0 false Tue Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 09 14:53:50 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 14:53:50 -0800 2009 more...]]> 53103596 1739658 73480 0226174379 9780226174372 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170838254m/73480.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170838254s/73480.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/73480.The_Pledge 3.94 234 The Pledge centers around the murder of a young girl and the detective who promises the victim’s mother he will find the perpetrator. After deciding the wrong man has been arrested for the crime, the detective lays a trap for the real killer—with all the patience of a master fisherman. But cruel turns of plot conspire to make him pay dearly for his pledge. Here Friedrich Dürrenmatt conveys his brilliant ear for dialogue and a devastating sense of timing and suspense. Joel Agee’s skilled translation effectively captures the various voices in the original, as well as its chilling conclusion.

One of Dürrenmatt’s most diabolically imagined and constructed novels, The Pledge was adapted for the screen in 2000 in a film directed by Sean Penn and starring Jack Nicholson.

</DIV> (20061125)]]> 1958 5 0 false Sat Apr 18 04:01:08 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 04:06:25 -0700 2009 It’s a modern classic.


That said, for more about Durrenmatt this interview is pure mind silk:


http://www.press.uchicago.edu/books/durr...



The theme is: so you are hon...more...]]> 73952543 2139436 73480 0226174379 9780226174372 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170838254m/73480.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170838254s/73480.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/73480.The_Pledge 3.94 234 The Pledge centers around the murder of a young girl and the detective who promises the victim’s mother he will find the perpetrator. After deciding the wrong man has been arrested for the crime, the detective lays a trap for the real killer—with all the patience of a master fisherman. But cruel turns of plot conspire to make him pay dearly for his pledge. Here Friedrich Dürrenmatt conveys his brilliant ear for dialogue and a devastating sense of timing and suspense. Joel Agee’s skilled translation effectively captures the various voices in the original, as well as its chilling conclusion.

One of Dürrenmatt’s most diabolically imagined and constructed novels, The Pledge was adapted for the screen in 2000 in a film directed by Sean Penn and starring Jack Nicholson.

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One of Dürrenmatt’s most diabolically imagined and constructed novels, The Pledge was adapted for the screen in 2000 in a film directed by Sean Penn and starring Jack Nicholson.

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One of Dürrenmatt’s most diabolically imagined and constructed novels, The Pledge was adapted for the screen in 2000 in a film directed by Sean Penn and starring Jack Nicholson.

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One of Dürrenmatt’s most diabolically imagined and constructed novels, The Pledge was adapted for the screen in 2000 in a film directed by Sean Penn and starring Jack Nicholson.

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One of Dürrenmatt’s most diabolically imagined and constructed novels, The Pledge was adapted for the screen in 2000 in a film directed by Sean Penn and starring Jack Nicholson.

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One of Dürrenmatt’s most diabolically imagined and constructed novels, The Pledge was adapted for the screen in 2000 in a film directed by Sean Penn and starring Jack Nicholson.

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One of Dürrenmatt’s most diabolically imagined and constructed novels, The Pledge was adapted for the screen in 2000 in a film directed by Sean Penn and starring Jack Nicholson.

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One of Dürrenmatt’s most diabolically imagined and constructed novels, The Pledge was adapted for the screen in 2000 in a film directed by Sean Penn and starring Jack Nicholson.

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One of Dürrenmatt’s most diabolically imagined and constructed novels, The Pledge was adapted for the screen in 2000 in a film directed by Sean Penn and starring Jack Nicholson.

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One of Dürrenmatt’s most diabolically imagined and constructed novels, The Pledge was adapted for the screen in 2000 in a film directed by Sean Penn and starring Jack Nicholson.

</div>]]> 1958 5 0 false Wed Sep 12 23:51:21 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 12 23:51:49 -0700 2007
Das Buch enthält ein kurzes Nachwort des Autors, in dem er auf die Verknüpfung des Romans mit der ersten Filmversion "Es geschah am hellichten Tag" (ein grossartiger Film!!!) eingeht und zu den nachträglichen Änderungen nach Beendigung des Drehbuchs Stellung nimm...]]> 30355332 1403985 1943533 9997550579 9789997550576 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1242586273m/1943533.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1242586273s/1943533.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1943533.The_Pledge 3.94 234 The Pledge centers around the murder of a young girl and the detective who promises the victim’s mother he will find the perpetrator. After deciding the wrong man has been arrested for the crime, the detective lays a trap for the real killer—with all the patience of a master fisherman. But cruel turns of plot conspire to make him pay dearly for his pledge. Here Friedrich Dürrenmatt conveys his brilliant ear for dialogue and a devastating sense of timing and suspense. Joel Agee’s skilled translation effectively captures the various voices in the original, as well as its chilling conclusion.

One of Dürrenmatt’s most diabolically imagined and constructed novels, The Pledge was adapted for the screen in 2000 in a film directed by Sean Penn and starring Jack Nicholson.

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One of Dürrenmatt’s most diabolically imagined and constructed novels, The Pledge was adapted for the screen in 2000 in a film directed by Sean Penn and starring Jack Nicholson.

</DIV> (20061125)]]> 1958 3 0 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 02 16:27:47 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 02 16:31:50 -0700 2007 Overall, it is worth reading, I suppose. ]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=73480