{"product_id":"the-pledge-paperback-3","title":"The Pledge - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFriedrich Dürrenmatt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in a small town in Switzerland, \u003ci\u003eThe Pledge\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One of Dürrenmatt's most diabolically imagined and constructed novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Pledge\u003c\/i\u003e was adapted for the screen in 2000 in a film directed by Sean Penn and starring Jack Nicholson. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFriedrich Dürrenmatt \u003c\/b\u003e(1921-1990) was a prolific Swiss dramatist, novelist, and essayist. His \u003ci\u003eSelected Writings, \u003c\/i\u003e in three volumes, is also published by the University of Chicago Press. \u003cb\u003eJoel Agee\u003c\/b\u003e has translated numerous German authors into English. \u003cb\u003eSven Birkerts \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of six books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMy Sky Blue Trades: Growing Up Counter in a Contrary Time\u003c\/i\u003e. He is editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eAGNI\u003c\/i\u003e and teaches writing at Harvard University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724516266047,"sku":"9780226174372","price":56.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e4a3b986eeabd54d613dd5b34fb64489.webp?v=1765102941","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-pledge-paperback-3","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}