{"product_id":"friedrich-durrenmatt-selected-writings-v-2-fictions","title":"Friedrich Durrenmatt – Selected Writings V 2 Fictions","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Swiss writer Friedrich Durrenmatt (1921-90) was one of the most important literary figures of the second half of the twentieth century. During the years of the cold war, arguably only Beckett, Camus, Sartre, and Brecht rivaled him as a presence in European letters. Yet outside Europe, this prolific author is primarily known for only one work, \u003ci\u003eThe Visit\u003c\/i\u003e. With these long-awaited translations of his plays, fictions, and essays, Durrenmatt becomes available again in all his brilliance to the English-speaking world. \u003cbr\u003eThis second volume of \u003ci\u003eSelected Writings\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a writer who may stand as Kafka's greatest heir. Durrenmatt's novellas and short stories are searing, tragicomic explorations of the ironies of justice and the corruptibility of institutions. Apart from \u003ci\u003eThe Pledge\u003c\/i\u003e, a requiem to the detective story that was made into a film starring Jack Nicholson, none of the works in this volume are available elsewhere in English. Among the most evocative fictions included here are two novellas: \u003ci\u003eThe Assignment\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTraps\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Assignment\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a woman filmmaker investigating a mysterious murder in an unnamed Arab country and has been hailed by Sven Birkerts as -a parable of hell for an age consumed by images.- \u003ci\u003eTraps\u003c\/i\u003e, meanwhile, is a chilling comic novella about a traveling salesman who agrees to play the role of the defendant in a mock trial among dinner companions--and then pays the ultimate penalty. \u003cbr\u003eDurrenmatt has long been considered a great writer--but one unfairly neglected in the modern world of letters. With these elegantly conceived and expertly translated volumes, a new generation of readers will rediscover his greatest works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780226174297\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Durrenmatt, Friedrich","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £765.85","offer_id":48012288393393,"sku":"SB-0226174298-C3","price":765.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/0226174298.jpg?v=1791507786","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/friedrich-durrenmatt-selected-writings-v-2-fictions","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}