I got this book especially for my Birthday Buddy 2006 Ibis3, since I gathered from her Wishlist and Profile that she likes classic literature.

Friedrich Duerrenmatt is a famous Swiss Writer and I enjoy his work very much. Actually, one of his books "The Pledge" was made into a movie, starring Jack Nicholson.
The exact translation of the title of this play would be "The old lady's visit". It's about this old lady, Claire Zachanassias, who comes to visit her tiny home village. She was driven from it when she was a young girl because she was pregnant. Now she's old and stinking rich and in for revenge on the man that got her pregnant and left her alone.

For me it's a deliciously evil comedy, one that I tremendously enjoyed reading at school. I hope you'll enjoy it as well!

RELEASE NOTES:

Now travelling to Ibis3 in Canada. Enjoy!

Thank you so much! I received this book (along with some chocolate and some hand-made soaps :) ) in plenty of time for my birthday. I couldn't help but open the envelope early.

Looking forward to reading this--it sounds really good. As a bonus, it's on Bloom's Western Canon list, so I'll be able to chalk up another one when I'm finished (Dunzy would say it's a 'canonical skinny' LOL).

Thanks Morgaine77 for introducing this author to me. I hope you like Buffy & J.D. Robb as much. :)

It took me a bit of effort to get into it at the beginning (I think because it's a play and that beginning is meant for the audience to get their bearings--it's lacking when you don't have the visual elements), but after that I found it quite good--on one level a kind of condensed "Countess" of Monte Cristo, on another level a philosophical contemplation of justice, greed, human weakness, and civilisation. It would be really fun to see this as a play with the ever wealthier townspeople trying to convince Ill that they have no intention of taking the offer, the incessant string of husbands all played by the same actor, the sets getting more and more rich while the sense of impending doom gets higher and higher. Brilliant.

Reserved for Sugaryfun for a Ray It Forward.

Sent today as a Ray it Forward. Thanks again Morgaine77 & enjoy Sugaryfun!

Oops, I thought I was up to date with all my journalling, but I must have missed this one! It arrived safe and sound last week. Many thanks to Ibis3. It may take me a little while to get on to reading this one, as I've just started university again, but it's a short book, so I should be able to fit it in sometime. It looks like an interesting story.

It was about time this book went travelling again. Left on a picnic table during the Sunday markets.