Jew's Beech
Published on 1. January 2018
115 pages
978-0-7145-4763-3 (ISBN)
Description
Based on a true story, this haunting tale centers on two brutal murders--the first of a local forester and the second of a Jewish moneylender near a beech tree--and the impact these events have on the life of Friedrich Mergel, a herdsman with a turbulent family history. A prototype of the murder mystery and a thoughtful examination of village society, this intriguing novella contains hints of the Gothic and the uncanny, including ominous thunderstorms, mysterious disappearances, eerie doppelgangers and grizzly discoveries, as well as a famously ambiguous climax.
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Annette Von Droste-Huelshoff
The Jew's Beech
Book
09/2013
Alma Classics
€31.15
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Person
Annette von Droste-Hulshoff (1797-1848) was a German poet and author.
Content
- Intro
- Introduction
- Chronology
- The Jew's Beech
