French
DeutschA Dangerous Encounter
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| Author | Ernst Jünger |
|---|---|
| Original title | Eine gefährliche Begegnung |
| Translator | Hilary Barr |
| Language | German |
| Publisher | Klett-Cotta |
Publication date | 1985 |
| Publication place | West Germany |
Published in English | 1993 |
| Pages | 169 |
| ISBN | 9783608953336 |
A Dangerous Encounter (German: Eine gefährliche Begegnung) is a 1985 novel by the German writer Ernst Jünger. The story is set in Paris in the late 19th century and follows a murder investigation in a decadent aristocratic environment. The book was published in English in 1993, translated by Hilary Barr.[1]
Reception
[edit]Publishers Weekly reviewed the book in 1993, calling Junger's writing "shimmering" and "imaginative", and praised his portrayal of the character Ducasse, saying that the character is "the last practitioner of a gentlemanly decadence which itself is the faded reflection of a bygone social structure." Describing the flow of the book, they continued, "If the second half of the novel devolves into a rather unsatisfying francophonic Holmes and Watson riff, its beginning is a clear indication of Junger's talent.[2]
Kirkus Reviews called it "a polished tale from the prolific Jünger, a 97-year-old author who's acclaimed in Europe but little known here", and wrote: "Delicately mannered and full of nuance, this is certainly subtle--but a side effect of its careful, quiet understatement is that it seems over before it's really begun".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ A dangerous encounter. OCLC 28563497. Retrieved 2016-04-01 – via WorldCat.
- ^ Staff writer (1993-06-28). "A Dangerous Encounter". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
- ^ Staff writer (1993-08-01). "A Dangerous Encounter by Ernst Jünger". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
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