About “The Judge and His Hangman”
The Judge and His Hangman is a 1950 crime novel by Swiss author Friedrich Dürrenmatt. It was first published in English in 1954, translated by Cyrus Brooks. A second translation by Therese Pol followed, and a new version by Joel Agee was released in 2006. This translation was paired with the novel's sequel, Suspicion, as part of The Inspector Bärlach Mysteries, with a foreword by Sven Birkerts. Alongside The Pledge: Requiem for the Detective Novel, these works are regarded as classics of crime fiction, blending philosophical themes with the detective genre. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
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- Published
- 1966
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The Judge and His Hangman by Friedrich Dürrenmatt has 143 pages.
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