欧宝娱乐

Brilliant! I've compared this book to fine German engineering... every perfected detail has a purpose and nothing is superfluous. Swiss born Durrenmatt was a minister's son who lived through WW2, and spent his life working and re-working (and re-re-working!) these plots while figuring out his own standings on faith and human nature. He's an intellectual but not an idealist, believing in the goodness of human nature while knowing full well its limits. The book is rich with insights into the hypocracies in human nature ("Everyone can be bought"), but I wouldn't call him a cynic, since he's not particularly judgemental about this fact, and because he still believes that good/bad deeds have their consequences... and by consequences, I don't mean other-worldly, he's a humanist, but on this earth, our sub-conscious acts as our own inner policeman.. I personally find great comfort in that thought.