“The moment I heard about the murder, I knew who did it. The only question was whether I could prove it.” Chapter 1: The Discovery Novelist Kunihiko Hidaka […]
German literature
The Broken Jug
“The court is now in session!” — Judge Adam The Broken Jug is a comedic play by Heinrich von Kleist, set in a small Dutch village. The story […]
French literature
The Necklace
“She was one of those pretty and charming girls born, as though fate had blundered over her, into a family of artisans.” Mathilde Loisel, a beautiful but discontented […]