Bluebeard (Masterplots II: World Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Max Frisch
- First Published: 1982
- Type of Work: Psychological mystery
- Time of Work: The late twentieth century
- Setting: The environs of Zurich, Switzerland
- Principal Characters: Felix Theodor Schaad, Rosalinde Zogg, The prosecuting Attorney
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Mystery and detective literature
- Subjects: Suicide, Murder or homicide, Twentieth century, Guilt, Doctors, Switzerland or Swiss people
- Locales: Zurich, Switzerland
The Novel
This short, tantalizing novel is an adaptation of the tale of Bluebeard, a villainous knight who had seven wives and killed six of them. The hero in this modern rendition is Felix Schaad, a fifty-four-year-old Zurich physician accused of strangling Rosalinde Zogg, a call girl and his sixth wife.
Unlike typical murder mysteries, the suspense in this masterpiece does not lie with the jury’s verdict, for the novel begins with the doctor having been acquitted on grounds of insufficient evidence. Instead, the drama revolves around a second, private trial...
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