The Jews' Beech
A Classics, European Literature, School book. i didn't hate this. i actually thought it was quite...
Based on a true story, this haunting tale centers on two brutal murders—the first of a local forester and the second of a Jewish moneylender near a beech tree—and the impact these events have on the life of Friedrich Mergel, a herdsman with a turbulent family history. A prototype of the murder mystery and a thoughtful examination of village society, this intriguing novella contains hints of the Gothic and the uncanny, including ominous thunderstorms, mysterious disappearances, eerie doppelgangers and grizzly discoveries, as well as a famously ambiguous climax.
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- Pages: 112 pages
- ISBN: 9781847490742 / 1847490743
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An English translation can be downloaded from Project Gutenberg, pages 932-1037. i didn't hate this. i actually thought it was quite moving in parts, but i'm also apparently a sucker for literature about small paranoid rural villages in the 18th and 19th centuries. i thought the translation was a serious slog. i wish i had a class or reading group to discuss this with, as i am eager to understand all the hidden... Interesting novella that will keep you occupied for some time after finishing it. This is gothic horror, but it goes deeper than usual in the genre.Droste-Hlshoff gives an old case of murder and suicide a social and psychological context. We learn about the background of the presumed murderer Friedrich (drunk and violent father, pious...
