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Felidae #4
Das Duell
Es ist eine verschneite Winternacht: Kater Francis, der sich schon fast auf das Altenteil zurückziehen will, entdeckt einen strangulierten Artgenossen an einer Gartenmauer hängend. Plötzlich ist das Gefühl, sich wie eine "fleischgewordene Schlaftablette" zu fühlen, wie weggeblasen. Erst recht, wenn jugendliche Konkurrenz auftaucht.
Akif Pirincci, spätestens seit Felidae Genie und Schöpfer einer ganz eigenen Tierliteratur-Gattung, schickt seinen vierpfötigen Klugscheißer, jene "lokale Berühmtheit", die sich schon in früheren Büchern "kriminalistische Lorbeeren" verdient hat, erneut auf Spurensuche. Ein mehrfach ausgezeichneter Autor, der in ein liebenswertes Knäuel aus Fell und Schnurrhaaren vernarrt ist und dies auf keiner der 270 Seiten leugnen kann. Und ein ungewöhnlicher Detektiv, der "gehörigen Eindruck" macht, seinen "fetten Dosenöffner" -- sein Herrchen -- liebt, und auch in erotischen Dingen "kein Waisenknabe" ist.
Schnell erkennt Francis, das "As der Asse im Revier": Man muss die Dinge "in die eigene Pfote" nehmen. Was ist die "Animal-Farm"? Eine Tierschutzorganisation? Ein Versuchslabor? Eine Biotech-Firma? Laufen hier abenteuerliche Machenschaften der Internationalen Pelz- und Ledermafia?
Man schmunzelt und lächelt über kriminalistisches Geschehen auf Samtpfoten-Niveau, ist verzaubert von so viel fantasievollem Einfühlen in die Revier-Welt der "Spitzohren und phosphoreszierenden Augen". Und doch bleibt die Botschaft des Autors, dass "die Welt kein Streichelzoo ist" alles andere als ungehört, geht Kritik an kriminellen Machenschaften, an zweifelhaften wissenschaftlichen Errungenschaften nicht verloren in einer etwa schlichten Tiererzählung. Doppelbödigkeit in einem außergewöhnlichen Handlungsrahmen, darin ist Pirincci ein absoluter Meister. Die Liebe zum einen mit der Kritik zum anderen zu verbinden, das ist das im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes Fabelhafte an diesem Roman. --Barbara Wegmann
270 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2002
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About the author
Akif Pirinçci
39 books76 followersAkif Pirinçci (pronunciation: [piːʁɪntʃi]) is a German writer of Turkish origin who is best known internationally for his novel Felidae.
Pirinçci was born on the 20th October 1959 in Istanbul, Turkey, but emigrated to Germany together with his parents in 1969. He began to write fiction at a young age, and published his first novel Tränen sind immer das Ende (literally, "tears always are the end") in 1980, at the age of 21. His next literary work, published in 1989, was the novel Felidae, a work of crime fiction with cats as the main protagonists. The novel has been translated into 17 languages and became an international bestseller. Due to the enormous success of the novel, Pirinçci expanded his concept of "cat crime fiction" and published several sequels to Felidae, out of which two, namely Francis (Felidae II) and Salve Roma, have been translated into English. An animated movie based on Felidae, the script of which had been co-written by Pirinçci, was produced in Germany in 1994, and was also dubbed in English. Pirinçci has published several other novels which were not set in the fictional reality of the Felidae series. Of these, his novel Die Damalstür -- based on which a movie was produced in Germany as well, and which is currently also under consideration for screen adaptation in Hollywood -- was recently translated and published in English under the title The Back Door.
Pirinçci currently lives in Bonn, the former capital of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Pirinçci was born on the 20th October 1959 in Istanbul, Turkey, but emigrated to Germany together with his parents in 1969. He began to write fiction at a young age, and published his first novel Tränen sind immer das Ende (literally, "tears always are the end") in 1980, at the age of 21. His next literary work, published in 1989, was the novel Felidae, a work of crime fiction with cats as the main protagonists. The novel has been translated into 17 languages and became an international bestseller. Due to the enormous success of the novel, Pirinçci expanded his concept of "cat crime fiction" and published several sequels to Felidae, out of which two, namely Francis (Felidae II) and Salve Roma, have been translated into English. An animated movie based on Felidae, the script of which had been co-written by Pirinçci, was produced in Germany in 1994, and was also dubbed in English. Pirinçci has published several other novels which were not set in the fictional reality of the Felidae series. Of these, his novel Die Damalstür -- based on which a movie was produced in Germany as well, and which is currently also under consideration for screen adaptation in Hollywood -- was recently translated and published in English under the title The Back Door.
Pirinçci currently lives in Bonn, the former capital of the Federal Republic of Germany.
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January 11, 2022
8.5/10
Francis is the protagonist of yet another novel, now the 4th, and his adventures become increasingly bizarre, and yet always a pleasure to read.
It's winter and a dead cat has been found once more. Sad to hear it and initially reluctant to bother with it, the now almost elderly cat tries to deduce something about the weird occurrence of the murder: the cat hangs strangulated from a tree and seems completely frozen. But then another cat appears out of nothing and like a younger version of himself notices things that Francis did not notice and sparks an unnamed challenge between the two. And as new dead bodies are found, the challenge only continues in what will become a wild ride with a crazy end.
The idea of mixing the intermingling of human misdeeds and the world of cats is one of those trends that the author just can't seem to shake off. The first book was great because of its villain, and ever since then, the villains have been lacking. In this, for the longest part, the villain seems to be but a rival, but when the true culprit is uncovered, the book quickly falls apart. Still, a majority of the voyage until then was fun, and I rated the book as such.
Not unmissable, but if you liked the previous Felidae books, this is not that much worse.
Francis is the protagonist of yet another novel, now the 4th, and his adventures become increasingly bizarre, and yet always a pleasure to read.
It's winter and a dead cat has been found once more. Sad to hear it and initially reluctant to bother with it, the now almost elderly cat tries to deduce something about the weird occurrence of the murder: the cat hangs strangulated from a tree and seems completely frozen. But then another cat appears out of nothing and like a younger version of himself notices things that Francis did not notice and sparks an unnamed challenge between the two. And as new dead bodies are found, the challenge only continues in what will become a wild ride with a crazy end.
The idea of mixing the intermingling of human misdeeds and the world of cats is one of those trends that the author just can't seem to shake off. The first book was great because of its villain, and ever since then, the villains have been lacking. In this, for the longest part, the villain seems to be but a rival, but when the true culprit is uncovered, the book quickly falls apart. Still, a majority of the voyage until then was fun, and I rated the book as such.
Not unmissable, but if you liked the previous Felidae books, this is not that much worse.
February 7, 2013
I read the original version in German. No idea what the English version is actually called or if there is one. This is installment number 3. The first book in the series, "Felidae", was a huge hit in Germany. It's a crime novel and the detective is a cat called Francis. On one of his rounds he stumbles on the strangulated body of a fellow cat, presumably killed by a human. While Francis is investigating the crime scene, he is joined by Adrian, another cat from the neighbourhood. And Adrian has all the things that Francis is starting to loose now that he is getting older. He is better looking, a smarter talker, he is better at deducting the cause of death of their first gruesome find, more popular with the ladies... So as the case unfolds, a duell between those two adds to the suspense, until Adrian himself becomes a target of the cruel killer....
Well, I loved "Felidae", it was the first of its kind that I had read, it was dark, the story was scary... So I felt pretty let down by "The Duell". Not only had Francis aged, the story didn't exactly keep me awake at night either. Not bad, but doesn't make me want to buy another one in the series.
Well, I loved "Felidae", it was the first of its kind that I had read, it was dark, the story was scary... So I felt pretty let down by "The Duell". Not only had Francis aged, the story didn't exactly keep me awake at night either. Not bad, but doesn't make me want to buy another one in the series.
August 26, 2020
Много се мота по средата, но както се и надявах, финалът спаси нещата - точно обратното на предния том Cave Canem. Браво на Акиф Пиринчи!
Цялото ми ревю може да прочетете на линка:
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https://citadelata.com/das-duell-ein-...
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December 16, 2020Auch wenn ich den Anfang etwas merkwürdig fand und ich das Gefühl hatte, dass der Schreibstil des Autors einfacher geworden ist(?), hat mich das Thema am Ende letztendlich doch sehr interessiert. Allerdings muss man auch sagen, dass es mir dann zu sehr Sci-Fi wurde. Da ich selbst ein bisschen Erfahrung von dem Thema hatte, klang es für mich sehr unglaubwürdig, was sich in den letzten 100 Seiten erschlossen hat... aber sei's drum, es war eine nette Idee. :)
December 28, 2013
Dafuq did I just read? Es war alles okay und auf einmal war es als wäre der Autor auf Drogen. Was war das denn bitte für eine Auslösung?
November 14, 2014
langsam wird das ganze schon etwas extrem angedreht... ich mein... WTF???
March 2, 2015
2 Sterne weil ich ca 70%des Buches total spannend, den Rest des Buches allerdings total lächerlich fand.
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