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Two women and a poisoning / Alfred Doblin ; translated by Imogen Taylor.
Van Pelt Library PT2607.O35 B415 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Döblin, Alfred, 1878-1957, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Beiden Freundinnen und ihr Giftmord. English
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Husband and wife--Fiction.
- Husband and wife.
- Abusive men--Fiction.
- Abusive men.
- Female friendship--Fiction.
- Female friendship.
- Poisoning--Fiction.
- Poisoning.
- Family secrets--Fiction.
- Family secrets.
- Genre:
- Detective and mystery fiction.
- Domestic fiction.
- Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 161 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
- Other Title:
- 2 women and a poisoning
- Place of Publication:
- Melbourne, Vic : Text Publishing, 2021.
- Melbourne, Victoria : Text Publishing, 2021.
- Summary:
- "What would it take for a woman to poison her husband? Young couple Elli and Link have been married for a year when Elli meets Gretchen, and the two soon become friends. When Elli confides in her friend about the abuse she suffers at her husband's hands, they hatch a plan for Elli to escape. But when their efforts prove unsuccessful, the pair begin to discuss a more permanent solution to Elli's problem: poison."--Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Translated from the German.
- "Originally published in German as Die beiden Freundinnen und ihr Giftmord ©1924 Die Schmiede, Berlin"--Title page verso.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Department of Germanic Languages Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781922330383
- 1922330388
- OCLC:
- 1201533642
- Publisher Number:
- 99996279355
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