The Deadly Game
by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Friedrich Duerrenmatt, James Yaffe

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Highlights

120 minsInterior SetAmericanComedy

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Readers find 'The Deadly Game' to have a unique blend of absurdity and suspense, reminiscent of classic works like Kafka's 'The Trial'. Many appreciate its entertaining narrative and the intriguing themes of justice and isolation.

Entertaining and suspensefulKafkaesque themesUnique and intriguingFeels incomplete at times

Synopsis

THE STORY: As told by Atkinson (NY Times): Three retired men of law on a remote mountain in Switzerland amuse themselves by going through the legal ceremony of prosecuting strangers who drop in.

An American traveling salesman is their guest on a s

Press Reviews

"…a tidy, literate piece of dramatic make-believe.” —New York Daily News. “…provides a steadily engrossing evening in the theatre.” —New York Post. “…an adult delight."

— New York World-Telegram & Sun

Publication

Year1998
BindingPaperback
Pages72
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780822202844
ISBN-100822202840

The Deadly Game is a American comedy play written by Friedrich Dürrenmatt and published by Dramatists Play Service (1998).

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