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The Execution of Justice | Friedrich Dürrenmatt

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This is my first time reading anything by DĆ¼rrenmatt, a Swiss playwright & writer. I would say this book is the anti-crime novel. Although steeped in the ambience of noir, it's a philosophical & existential, thus absurdist, exploration of justice & human morality. I found it both fascinating & confounding & couldn't put it down. It's narrated by a down on his luck alcoholic lawyer tasked with proving the innocence of a guilty man. ā¬‡ļø¸

batsy The narrative swerves & turns & provides none of the coherence & tidiness of a traditional whodunnit. The author apparently started this in the 1950s & finished it in the 80s. There is a lot of criticism of Swiss society packed into the 30 years or so it took to complete this book. But much of it is recognition of a universal malaise distilled into sharp satire. (TW for some typically macho/toxically masculine views on rape & ableism.) #netgalley 6y

Cathythoughts Interesting review ... I‘m intrigued ā™�ļø¸stacked 6y

Freespirit What an excellent review! 6y

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batsy @Cathythoughts @Freespirit Thank you š’ it's a very interesting book and unlike most crime novels I've read 6y

RohitSawant Another book for my @batsy shelf š Brilliant review! 6y

readordierachel Wow, 30 years in the making! That's committment. 6y

batsy @rohit-sawant Ahaha! Thank you :) I hope you like it if you give it a go! 6y

batsy @readordierachel It's so impressive! 6y

arubabookwoman That one is high on my TBR shelf. Glad you liked it. 6y

batsy @arubabookwoman I'd love to know what you think. It's got some elements that makes it hard to know how each person will respond to it, but lots of food for thought :) 6y

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