Description
Based on a true story, The Jew's Beech centres on two brutal murders in rural Westphalia - 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 local 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 - ominous thunderstorms, mysterious disappearances, eerie doppelgangers and grisly discoveries in the depths of the forest - as well as a famously ambiguous climax.
Considered as a highly successful example of the German Novella, The Jew's Beech is a prototype of the murder mystery and a thoughtful examination of village society.
About the Author
Annette von Droste-Hulshoff (1797-1848) is considered one of the most important German poets of the nineteenth century. Her classic novella The Jew's Beech is her only completed work of prose fiction.
Book Information
ISBN 9781847499189
Author Annette von Droste Hulshoff
Format Paperback
Page Count 101
Imprint Alma Classics
Publisher Alma Books Ltd
Series Alma Classics 101 Pages
Considered as a highly successful example of the German Novella, The Jew's Beech is a prototype of the murder mystery and a thoughtful examination of village society.
About the Author
Annette von Droste-Hulshoff (1797-1848) is considered one of the most important German poets of the nineteenth century. Her classic novella The Jew's Beech is her only completed work of prose fiction.
Book Information
ISBN 9781847499189
Author Annette von Droste Hulshoff
Format Paperback
Page Count 101
Imprint Alma Classics
Publisher Alma Books Ltd
Series Alma Classics 101 Pages
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