The Jew's Beech

By Annette Von Droste-Hulshoff and Annette von Droste-Hülshoff

Book Overview

Based on a true story, The Jew's Beech centres on two brutal murders in rural Westphalia - 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 local 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 - ominous thunderstorms, mysterious disappearances, eerie doppelg?ngers and grisly discoveries in the depths of the forest - as well as a famously ambiguous climax.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184749918X
• ISBN13: 9781847499189
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Alma Books
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 7.7"