{"product_id":"the-pledge-9780226174372","title":"The Pledge","description":"Set in a small town in Switzerland, \u003ci\u003eThe Pledge \u003c\/i\u003ecenters around the murder of a young girl and the detective who promises the victim's mother he will find the perpetrator. After deciding the wrong man has been arrested for the crime, the detective lays a trap for the real killer--with all the patience of a master fisherman. But cruel turns of plot conspire to make him pay dearly for his pledge. Here Friedrich Dürrenmatt conveys his brilliant ear for dialogue and a devastating sense of timing and suspense. Joel Agee's skilled translation effectively captures the various voices in the original, as well as its chilling conclusion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of Dürrenmatt's most diabolically imagined and constructed novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Pledge\u003c\/i\u003e was adapted for the screen in 2000 in a film directed by Sean Penn and starring Jack Nicholson. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13283159\"\u003eFriedrich Dürrenmatt\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226174372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226174379\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC022000\"\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Detective | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFriedrich Dürrenmatt \u003c\/b\u003e(1921-1990) was a prolific Swiss dramatist, novelist, and essayist. His \u003ci\u003eSelected Writings, \u003c\/i\u003e in three volumes, is also published by the University of Chicago Press. \u003cb\u003eJoel Agee\u003c\/b\u003e has translated numerous German authors into English. \u003cb\u003eSven Birkerts \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of six books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMy Sky Blue Trades: Growing Up Counter in a Contrary Time\u003c\/i\u003e. He is editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eAGNI\u003c\/i\u003e and teaches writing at Harvard University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44540776874221,"sku":"9780226174372","price":43.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_9cf21b56-9503-4e34-93d4-b99717008eb6.jpg?v=1701493888","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-pledge-9780226174372","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}