Set in a small town in Switzerland, 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.
Genre: Mystery
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.
Genre: Mystery
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Hardback Editions
December 1959 : Hardback
| Title: The Pledge Author(s): Friedrich Durrenmatt ISBN: 0-224-60177-6 / 978-0-224-60177-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
October 2006 : Paperback
| Title: The Pledge Author(s): Friedrich Durrenmatt ISBN: 0-226-17437-9 / 978-0-226-17437-2 (USA edition) Publisher: University Of Chicago Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 2001 : Paperback
| Title: The Pledge Author(s): Friedrich Durrenmatt ISBN: 0-14-100043-0 / 978-0-14-100043-5 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
November 2000 : Paperback
| Title: The Pledge Author(s): Friedrich Durrenmatt ISBN: 0-425-17898-6 / 978-0-425-17898-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Berkley Boulevard Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1964 : Paperback
| Title: The Pledge Author(s): Friedrich Durrenmatt Publisher: Penguin Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
January 1960 : Paperback
| Title: The Pledge Author(s): Friedrich Durrenmatt Publisher: Signet, New York Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 1959 : Paperback
| Title: The Pledge Author(s): Durrenmatt. Friedrich Publisher: Cape Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
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1964 : Unknown
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1959 : Unknown
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