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Eine spannende Verfolgungsjagd, aber eine nicht ganz so zufriedenstellende Auflösung
Aug 11, 2025
3.5
Eine spannende Verfolgungsjagd, aber eine nicht ganz so zufriedenstellende Auflösung
Aug 11, 2025
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The Thirty-Nine Steps
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About the book
This spy story of 1915 by John Buchan (1875-1940) is an archetype of the genre, but may be better known today through its film and television versions (especially that of Alfred Hitchcock in 1935). Curiously, although all keep the theme of German espionage which will trigger a world war, none of them sticks at all closely to Buchan's original plot. This is the first of five novels in which Richard Hannay, formerly a mining engineer in colonial Africa, now a patriotic gentleman of leisure, finds himself pitted against the enemies of the British Empire. Although the book is an exciting, if occasionally implausible, adventure story, it may be marred for a modern readership by the racism and anti-Semitism it expresses, though this was not exceptional for the period. The writing is also noticeable, however, for lyrical descriptions of the Scottish border country in which Buchan himself grew up.
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ISBN9781108059411
PublisherCambridge University Press
Publication Date10/03/12
Pages258
Main GenreThriller
Sub GenreSpy
FormatSoftcover
LanguageEnglish
Price39.90 €
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dermot5 Followers
3.0One of those rare examples where the film is way better than the book. The narrative is slow a stilted, the actions of our "hero" unbelievable and flat out dumb at times. There are some saving graces in here, but they're hidden behind the unnecessary words. Only for people truly interested in seeing where the source material from the film originated.
May 1, 2025
3.0One of those rare examples where the film is way better than the book. The narrative is slow a stilted, the actions of our "hero" unbelievable and flat out dumb at times. There are some saving graces in here, but they're hidden behind the unnecessary words. Only for people truly interested in seeing where the source material from the film originated.
May 1, 2025
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