Conversation at Night with a Despised Character

by Friedrich Dürrenmatt

2m. A window pane breaks sharply on the darkened stage, and a man who has been sitting quietly in his living room at midnight says to an invisible intruder in a calm, firm voice, "Please come in." For this man has long awaited the visitor, knowing he would come sooner or later but not knowing in what disguise he would appear. The intruder presents himself as the secret executioner for the ruler of their totalitarian state. But it is Death itself that speaks. The macabre theme has overtones of such perceptiveness and even humor that it can stand as one of Durrenmatt's most interesting achievements. One int. set.

23 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1947

About the author

Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921 – 1990) was a Swiss author and dramatist.

Dürrenmatt was born in the Emmental (canton of Bern), the son of a Protestant pastor. His grandfather Ulrich Dürrenmatt was a conservative politician. The family moved to Bern in 1935. Dürrenmatt began to study philosophy and German language and literature at the University of Zurich in 1941, but moved to the University of Bern after one semester. In 1943 he decided to become an author and dramatist and dropped his academic career. In 1945-46, he wrote his first play, "It is written". On October 11 1946 he married actress Lotti Geissler. She died in 1983 and Dürrenmatt was married again to another actress, Charlotte Kerr, the following year.

He was a proponent of epic theater whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II. The politically active author gained fame largely due to his avant-garde dramas, philosophically deep crime novels, and often macabre satire. One of his leading sentences was: "A story is not finished, until it has taken the worst turn". Dürrenmatt was a member of the Gruppe Olten.

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[Soledad · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,5/5

[Samane⚘️ · Rating 4 out of 5]

نمایشنامه گفت و گوی شبانه اثر فردیش دورنمات
کوتاه ولی زیبا

زﻧﺪﮔﯽ ﻣﺠﻤﻮﻋﻪ ﭼﯿﺰﻫﺎﺋﯽ اﺳﺖ ﮐﻪ آدم ﻣﯽ ﺗﻮﻧﻪ اون ﻫﺎ را از دﺳﺖ ﺑﺪه. ﺑﺎﻻﺗﺮ و ﺑﯿﺮون از زﻧﺪﮔﯽ ﻫﻢ ﻫیچ ﭼﯿﺰ ﻧﯿﺴﺖ ﻣﮕﺮ ﺷﯿﻄﻮن ﮐﻪ اﯾﻦ زﻧﺪﮔﯽ را ﯾﮑﺒﺎره از دﺳﺖ داد . ﺑﻪ ﻫﻤﯿﻦ دﻻﯾﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺟﻼد ﺷﺪم ﯾﻌﻨﯽ از زﻧﺪﮔﯽ دﺳﺖ ﺷﺴﺘﻢ و ﻗﺪم ﺟﺎي ﭘﺎي ﺷﯿﻄﻮن ﮔذاشتم.

[Smith Winston · Rating 4 out of 5]

5/5/3