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The text of this book is entirely in German. Der Text dieses Buches ist komplett in Deutsch.
298 pages, Paperback
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Jürgen Thorwald
60 books95 followersJürgen Thorwald was a German writer, journalist and historian known for his works describing the history of forensic medicine and of World War II.
Thorwald was a native of Solingen, Rhenish Prussia, and attended the University of Cologne. He started his career in 1933 in Nazi Germany, writing for publications such as Die Braune Post ("The Brown Mail"), the SS journal Das Schwarze Korps ("The Black Corps") and the NSDAP paper National-Zeitung. During the war he worked as a propaganda writer focusing on the Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine and the general German war effort.
After the war, he used the pseudonym Jürgen Thorwald in order to be able to work under Allied occupation. In 1947, he legally adopted the new name.
Thorwald's book 'The Century of the Detective' was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award in 1966 in Best Fact Crime category, but he lost to Truman Capote's 'In Cold Blood'. In 1984 he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. Thorwald died in Lugano, Switzerland in 2006. He was 90 years old.
Thorwald was a native of Solingen, Rhenish Prussia, and attended the University of Cologne. He started his career in 1933 in Nazi Germany, writing for publications such as Die Braune Post ("The Brown Mail"), the SS journal Das Schwarze Korps ("The Black Corps") and the NSDAP paper National-Zeitung. During the war he worked as a propaganda writer focusing on the Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine and the general German war effort.
After the war, he used the pseudonym Jürgen Thorwald in order to be able to work under Allied occupation. In 1947, he legally adopted the new name.
Thorwald's book 'The Century of the Detective' was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award in 1966 in Best Fact Crime category, but he lost to Truman Capote's 'In Cold Blood'. In 1984 he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. Thorwald died in Lugano, Switzerland in 2006. He was 90 years old.
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May 24, 2024
-a little too much austrian hydroelectric power station lore
-cold murder scene with some interesting characters
-cold murder scene with some interesting characters
September 7, 2025
Das Buch ist von 1969 und daher stilistisch sicher anders als man es heute schreiben würde. Trotzdem ein bis zuletzt spannender Roman über eine Meisterleistung der österreichischen Nachkriegsgeschichte.
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