{"product_id":"the-pledge-friedrich-drrenmatt-9780226174372","title":"The Pledge","description":"Set in a small town in Switzerland, \u003ci\u003eThe Pledge \u003c\/i\u003ecenters around the murder of a young girl and the detective who promises the victim's mother he will find the perpetrator. After deciding the wrong man has been arrested for the crime, the detective lays a trap for the real killer--with all the patience of a master fisherman. But cruel turns of plot conspire to make him pay dearly for his pledge. Here Friedrich D?renmatt conveys his brilliant ear for dialogue and a devastating sense of timing and suspense. Joel Agee's skilled translation effectively captures the various voices in the original, as well as its chilling conclusion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of D?renmatt's most diabolically imagined and constructed novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Pledge\u003c\/i\u003e was adapted for the screen in 2000 in a film directed by Sean Penn and starring Jack Nicholson. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Friedrich D?renmatt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226174379\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226174372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.53d","brand":"Friedrich D?renmatt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981506674943,"sku":"9780226174372","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1313ac42-bb78-4580-9e6b-8fa98c2c1d5e.jpg?v=1683255985","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-pledge-friedrich-drrenmatt-9780226174372","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}