The Assignment: Or, on the Observing of the Observer of the Observers by Friedrich Dürrenmatt

The Assignment: Or, on the Observing of the Observer of the Observers

Friedrich Dürrenmatt

152 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

fiction crime mystery challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced
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In Friedrich D rrenmatt's experimental thriller The Assignment, the wife of a psychiatrist has been raped and killed near a desert ruin in North Africa. Her husband hires a woman named F. to reconstruct the unsolved crime in a documentary film. F....

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Community Reviews Summary of 41 reviews

Moods

challenging 85%
dark 71%
mysterious 71%
tense 71%
adventurous 57%
reflective 28%

Pace

fast 57%
medium 28%
slow 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 85% | It's complicated: 14%

Loveable characters?

No: 71% | It's complicated: 28%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 66% | Yes: 33%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Average rating

3.38

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