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Evergreen Original, #344: The Visit: A Tragi-Comedy

by Friedrich Duerrenmatt

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Synopsis:

'The Visit' is a consummate, alarming Durrenmatt blend of hilarity, horror, and vertigo.

Synopsis:

Dürrenmatt once wrote of himself: “I can best be understood if one grasps grotesqueness,” and The Visit is a consummate, alarming Dürrenmatt blend of hilarity, horror, and vertigo. The play takes place “somewhere in Central Europe” and tells of an elderly millionairess who, merely on the promise of her millions, swiftly turns a depressed area into a boom town. But the condition attached to her largesse, which the locals learn of only after they are enmeshed, is murder. Dürrenmatt has fashioned a macabre and entertaining parable that is a scathing indictment of the power of greed.

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jdarkangel11, January 9, 2007 (view all comments by jdarkangel11)
This book is absolutely spectacular! We had to read it in class in 11th grade and I actually had fun reading it. It's very funny and it really addresses a lot of important issues in society. It's great and easy to read!

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780802130662

Translator:

Bowles, Patrick

Author:

Bowles, Patrick

Author:

Durrenmatt, Friedrich

Author:

Durrenmatt, Friedtich

Publisher:

Grove Press

Location:

New York

Subject:

History

Subject:

Continental european

Subject:

Tragicomedy

Copyright:

1994

Edition Description:

Trade Paper

Series:

Evergreen Original,

Series Volume:

344

Publication Date:

19940107

Binding:

Paperback

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Pages:

112

Dimensions:

8.25 x 5.38 in 5 oz

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Product details 112 pages Grove Press - 2001-05-19 English 9780802130662 Reviews:

"Synopsis" by Ingram, 'The Visit' is a consummate, alarming Durrenmatt blend of hilarity, horror, and vertigo.

"Synopsis" by Firebrand,

Dürrenmatt once wrote of himself: “I can best be understood if one grasps grotesqueness,” and The Visit is a consummate, alarming Dürrenmatt blend of hilarity, horror, and vertigo. The play takes place “somewhere in Central Europe” and tells of an elderly millionairess who, merely on the promise of her millions, swiftly turns a depressed area into a boom town. But the condition attached to her largesse, which the locals learn of only after they are enmeshed, is murder. Dürrenmatt has fashioned a macabre and entertaining parable that is a scathing indictment of the power of greed.