The Last Judgment (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Karel Capek
- First Published: 1929
- Type of Plot: Parody
- Time of Work: Around 1929
- Setting: Heaven
- Principal Characters: Ferdinand Kugler, presiding judge, God
- Genres: Short fiction, Parody
- Subjects: Justice, Family or family life, Crime or criminals, 1920’s, God, Death or dying, Judges, Hell, Guns, Honor, Heaven, Courts or courtrooms, Shooting
- Locales: Heaven
The Story
Ferdinand Kugler dies in a gunfight with a police officer. Numerous warrants for his arrest are outstanding, and at the time of his death, he is a fugitive from an army of police officers and detectives. In Heaven, an overworked network of courts faces the chaotic task of delineating which souls will be allowed to remain and which will be sentenced to Hell. As a result of the number and severity of his crimes, Kugler must wait an indeterminate period until his case can be judged. For the same reason, his case is reserved for a special panel of three judges rather than...
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