Detective Story

Name: Detective Story
Author: Imre Kertesz

by Imre Kertesz

Absurdist novella exploring power dynamics and human nature through interrogation

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Imre Kertesz

Hungarian author and Nobel laureate whose novel Fatelessness, drawn from his experiences as a teenager at Auschwitz and Buchenwald, is one of the most important works of Holocaust literature.

More by Imre Kertesz

FatelessnessHungarian Jewish boy's experiences during the Holocaust and imprisonment
Kaddish for an Unborn ChildPhilosophical exploration of guilt, memory, and sacrifice after the Holocaust
The FailureMeditation on artistic failure and the limits of literature
LiquidationDark comedy about an author orchestrating the demise of his literary character