by Martin Walser · Suhrkamp Verlag · tapa dura · ISBN 9783518413784
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«Tod eines Kritikers» is the novel by Martin Walser, published by Suhrkamp Verlag in hardcover (220 pages, in German).
After an altercation between the writer Hans Lach and the critic Ehrl-König, a bloodstained garment makes Lach a murder suspect. Inspector Wedekind believes him guilty, but Michael Landolf tries to prove his innocence. The plot portrays the German literary world and public opinion, with echoes of «Das literarische Quartett».
The work, classified as a Schlüsselroman (roman à clef), belongs to contemporary German fiction; this is the first edition, published in 2002.
For readers of crime fiction and German literature interested in the publishing world and literary criticism.
Martin Johannes Walser was a German writer, known especially as a novelist. He began his career as journalist for Süddeutscher Rundfunk, where he wrote and directed audio plays. He was a member of Group 47 from 1953 on.
