Petra Hammesfahr
Auteur de The Sinner
A propos de l'auteur
Petra Hammesfahr was born on May 10, 1951 in Titz, Germany. She is a well known crime writer who has also won several awards, including Crime Prize of Wiesbaden and the Rhineland Literary Prize. Her novel, The Sinner, acquried wide acclaim when it was realeased in 2007. It was adapted for afficher plus television by the USA Network as an eight- episode limited series. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Œuvres de Petra Hammesfahr
Marens Lover / Die Augen Rasputins / Merkels Tochter. Drei einfühlsame Psycho- Thriller. (1995) 3 exemplaires
Hammesfahr Petra 1 exemplaire
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Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Hammesfahr, Petra
- Date de naissance
- 1951-05-10
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- Germany
- Lieu de naissance
- Titz, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
- Lieux de résidence
- Kerpen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
- Professions
- Schriftstellerin
Drehbuchautorin - Prix et distinctions
- Burgdorfer Krimipreis (2002)
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Critiques
The main premise of the book is very good- a mom randomly murders a guy on the beach. It then begins the unroll which is extremely tough to read as it involves mental abuse, murder, and rape. It keeps getting told too making the book a chore to read as I didn’t want to be in the world created anymore. This is why 3 stars. It is a too heavy read.
I don't get all the "I was confused/I had no idea what was going on" comments.
This is an intricately-plotted novel that rewards by making a deep incision almost immediately, then slowly, delicately peeling back the layers to get to the heart of the crime.
I won't say more about the story than that, and to have some patience, because it will reward you in the end.
Really good read.
This is an intricately-plotted novel that rewards by making a deep incision almost immediately, then slowly, delicately peeling back the layers to get to the heart of the crime.
I won't say more about the story than that, and to have some patience, because it will reward you in the end.
Really good read.
Wat jammer als een in principe spannend verhaal zo slecht uitgewerkt, vertaald en gedrukt wordt. Veel namen en heel weinig witregels, zodat je de verschillende gebeurtenissen nauwelijks uit elkaar kan houden.
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 47
- Membres
- 1,522
- Popularité
- #16,893
- Évaluation
- 3.3
- Critiques
- 30
- ISBN
- 236
- Langues
- 11
- Favoris
- 5
That's the plot. The Sinner is also about religion, family, and sex, in the most shattering of ways. In the past, Cora's mother is revealed to be almost psychopathic in her Catholic fervour, blaming Cora for her younger sister's failing health. As a relief from Cora's tortured childhood and disastrous present, there are perspective chapters for the chief, allowing the reader to understand that his motivations go beyond a desire to lock up a criminal. The crime itself is straight forward, but the connection the victim has to Cora's past is murky and confused.
The narrative switches between Cora's past and present, at times even merging, her mental state deteriorating the closer inspector Grovian gets to the truth. The prose is simple, almost stark at times, but occasionally veers towards confusing, giving the reader a glimpse into Cora's state of mind and her inability to properly process her past.
And Cora's past is truly horrific: her mother's religious mania, her sister's illness, and her father's frustrations all converged on Cora, forcing her to shoulder their burdens, twisting her mind unnaturally. The tragedy is not the violent death of the victim but Cora's entire life. As the reader you're drawn into it, frustrated by her family's endless selfishness.
The Sinner is a solid sort of mystery, a compulsive read to be sure, though I'm not sure that I would quite classify it as great.… (plus d'informations)