Inquisitory

Robert Pinget (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

399 Seiten

2003
Dalkey Archive Press (Verlag)
978-1-56478-327-1 (ISBN)

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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, indicating that he may know more than he's letting on.

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. Donald Watson, FAIA, NCARB, is a well-known architect, author and educator and the editor-in-chief of Time-Saver Standards for Architectural Design Data, 7th Edition. He is Professor of Architecture and former Dean at the School of Architecture, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	25.9.2009
Reihe/Serie	John F. Byrne French Literature
Übersetzer	Donald Watson
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	Normal, IL
Sprache	englisch
Maße	141 x 203 mm
Gewicht	462 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
Schlagworte	John F. Byrne French Literature Series
ISBN-10	1-56478-327-8 / 1564783278
ISBN-13	978-1-56478-327-1 / 9781564783271
Zustand	Neuware