Often when reading narratives that decide to play with time, jumping back and forth without warning, I wonder if the book would hold up as well if it were rearranged in chronological order.
Tag: nordics
Requiem for the Detective Novel: The case for Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s 1958 masterpiece The Pledge
What really happens to a policeman who can’t solve his most important case? What becomes of a pillar of society whose foundations are crumbling?
A dash through Oslo and Paris (part one)
So, it’s Thursday. One of those nondescript middle days of the week. I’m at work. I don’t remember the exacts of the conversation but it went something like this: “Dave, something’s come up. Would you mind going to Oslo and Paris next week? Oslo – Monday, Tuesday; Paris – Wednesday, Thursday. Sorry it’s a bit…
