Die Panne

About “Die Panne”

A Dangerous Game is a 1956 novel by Swiss writer Friedrich Dürrenmatt. Originally titled Die Panne, meaning "The breakdown," it was also known as Traps in the United States. The story follows a traveler whose car breaks down, leading him to accept an invitation to dinner from a former judge. Afterward, the situation takes a dark and unsettling turn. The novel was first written as a radio play and later adapted into prose. It received the 1956 Blind War Veterans’ Prize for best radio play and the literary award from the newspaper Tribune de Lausanne. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)