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I had always believed my father capable of a massacre. Whenever I heard on the news that there had been a killing spree, I would hold my breath, unable to relax until it was clear that it couldn't have been him. That's paranoid, I know, but it's inevitable if you grew up the way I did.
Randolph insists he had a normal childhood, though his father kept thirty loaded guns in the house. Now he has an attractive, intelligent wife and two children, enjoys modest success as an architect and has just moved into a beautiful flat in a respectable part of Berlin. Life seems perfect — until his wife, Rebecca, meets the man living in the basement below.
Their downstairs neighbour is friendly at first, but soon he starts to frighten them—and when Randolph fails to act, the situation quickly spins out of control.
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Fear by Dirk Kurbjuweit has been praised for its exploration of the thin boundaries between civilisation and chaos, blending crime thriller with psychological depth. Reviewers have highlighted its ability to expose hidden tensions in society and within middle-class families, raising moral questions about how far one might go to protect their loved ones. The novel's intricacy and intelligent narrative structure make it a gripping read that challenges readers to reflect on their own potential for violence when faced with fear.
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ISBN: 9781925498196
Publisher: Text Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 30 January 2017
Country: Australia
Imprint: The Text Publishing Company
Contributors:
- Translated by Imogen Taylor
- Translated by Imogen Taylor
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 288
About the Author
Dirk Kurbjuweit is deputy editor-in-chief at Der Spiegel, where he has worked since 1999, and divides his time between Berlin and Hamburg. He has received numerous awards for his writing, including the Egon Erwin Kisch Prize for journalism, and is the author of seven critically acclaimed novels, many of which, including Fear, have been adapted for film, television and radio in Germany. Fear is the first of his works to be translated into English.
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