Inquisitory
The Inquisitory consists entirely of the interrogation of an old, deaf servant regarding unspecified crimes that may or may not have taken place at his master's French chateau. The servant's replies - which are by turns comic, straightforward, angry, nostalgic, and disingenuous - hint at a variety of seedy events, including murder, orgies, tax fraud, and drug deals. Of course, the servant wasn't involved with any of these activities - if the reader chooses to believe him. In trying to convince the inquisitor of his innocence, the servant creates a web of half-truths, vague references, and glaring inconsistencies amid forgotten details, indica…
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Weitere Autoren: Watson, Donald (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-1-56478-327-1
- EAN: 9781564783271
- Produktnummer: 9359516
- Verlag: Ingram Publishers Services
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
- Seitenangabe: 399 S.
Über den Autor
Robert Pinget was born in 1920 in Geneva. His first collection of stories, Between Fantoine and Agapa, was pubished in 1951. Pinget has written more than 30 books: novels, plays, and notebooks. His last book, Taches d'Encre came out in 1997, the year he died.
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