{"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFriedrich D?rrenmatt \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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872479678738,"sku":"9780226174372","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_35d976e7-97ac-46d3-b197-6d2aae3f5ed1.jpg?v=1737899433","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-pledge-9780226174372","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}