Description
A young girl is murdered, and a detective—bound by a solemn promise to the victim’s mother—sets out to deliver justice. But as the investigation tightens, the novella turns inward, questioning the very machinery of detective fiction: what happens when certainty becomes a compulsion, and a “solution” is pursued at the cost of truth? Through a layered, self-reflective narrative voice, the story explores guilt, responsibility, and the psychological price of keeping one’s word, even when the world refuses to cooperate. Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s sharp, ironic style transforms a crime plot into a critique of genre expectations, leaving readers to weigh whether justice is something we uncover—or something we manufacture.
Available Editions
paperback
University Of Chicago Press
Published Oct 1, 2006
176 pages
ISBN: 9780226174372
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Details
First Published
1958
Language
deu
Translation
From: deu
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