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 doppelgängers and grisly discoveries in the depths of the forest - as well as a famously ambiguous climax.
| ISBN: | 9781847499189 |
| Publication date: | 15th April 2024 |
| Author: | Annette von DrosteHülshoff |
| Publisher: | Alma Classics an imprint of Alma Books COMMIS |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 101 pages |
| Series: | Alma Classics 101 Pages |
| Genres: |
Classic crime and mystery fiction Novella (Short Novel) Fiction in translation |
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 doppelgängers and grisly discoveries in the depths of the forest - as well as a famously ambiguous climax.
The Jew's Beech features in the following genres: Classic crime and mystery fiction, Novella (Short Novel), Fiction in translation
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The Jew's Beech was written by Annette von DrosteHülshoff and published by Alma Classics an imprint of Alma Books COMMIS
The Jew's Beech has 101 pages
Yes it is part of Alma Classics 101 Pages series
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