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- 80 stránok
- 3 hodiny čítania
Viac o knihe
Father Brown, the unassuming detective, stands among the most famous sleuths like Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot, yet he fundamentally differs from them. He is a specialist in the criminal's soul, understanding their passions, weaknesses, and tricks. For him, the logic of murder is primarily a tragic logic of motivation. He knows that especially in affluent societies, vices thrive, as this "class recognizes no authority, not even the law." The perfect crime does not exist; there is always a missing key detail in the picture. Deception and lies have their limitations; one just needs to know how to look. Chesterton viewed detective fiction as one of the highest artistic genres, as at the heart of crime lies the existential question of life's meaning. Perhaps this is why the stories of Father Brown are so captivating.
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Two Father Brown stories, Gilbert Keith Chesterton
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- Rok vydania
- 1987
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- Titul
- Two Father Brown stories
- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Autori
- Gilbert Keith Chesterton
- Vydavateľ
- Reclam
- Rok vydania
- 1987
- Väzba
- mäkká
- Počet strán
- 80
- ISBN10
- 315009223X
- ISBN13
- 9783150092231
- Série
- Štítky
- Beletria, Historické téma, Detektívky & Thriller, Detektívky, Filozofická tematika, Poviedky, 20. storočie, Klasické detektívky, Výber z diela, Detektívne a krimi poviedky, Predlohy seriálu, Zlatý vek anglickej detektívky (1920–1939), Paradoxy
- Prvé vydanie
- 1935
- Pôvodný názov
- The Innocence of Father Brown, The Wisdom of Father Brown, The Incredulity of Father Brown, The Secret of Father Brown,
- Hodnotenie
- 4,05 z 5
- Anotácia
- Father Brown, the unassuming detective, stands among the most famous sleuths like Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot, yet he fundamentally differs from them. He is a specialist in the criminal's soul, understanding their passions, weaknesses, and tricks. For him, the logic of murder is primarily a tragic logic of motivation. He knows that especially in affluent societies, vices thrive, as this "class recognizes no authority, not even the law." The perfect crime does not exist; there is always a missing key detail in the picture. Deception and lies have their limitations; one just needs to know how to look. Chesterton viewed detective fiction as one of the highest artistic genres, as at the heart of crime lies the existential question of life's meaning. Perhaps this is why the stories of Father Brown are so captivating.