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Description for Visit Paperback. Claire Zachanassian, now a multimillion heiress and an older woman, returns to the impoverished town of her youth with a dreadful bargain: in exchange for returning the town to prosperity through her vast wealth, she wants the townspeople to kill the man who jilted her. Translator(s): Bowles, P. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.

In The Visit (original title Der Besuch der alten Dame), Claire Zachanassian, now a multimillion heiress and an older woman, returns to the impoverished town of her youth with a dreadful bargain: in exchange for returning the town to prosperity through her vast wealth, she wants the townspeople to kill the man who jilted her.

From its subtle exploration of parochial politics to its horrific climax, The Visit shows a population willing to sacrifice loyalty and scruples in the pursuit of riches. It is a drama of the absurd that reduces human nature to its most ridiculous depths.... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
CAPE JONATHAN (RAND)
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780224009140
SKU
V9780224009140
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About Friedrich Durrenmatt
Friedrich Dürrenmatt was born on 5 January 1921 in the Emmental, Switzerland, the son of a Protestant pastor. At the age of 26, his first work, It Is Written, premiered to great controversy, and he went on to write many successful and challenging plays, including Romulus the Great and The Physicists. He was a proponent of epic theatre whose plays ... Read more

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