Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
"Vienna, 1910 - Freud's Vienna, a city of horse-drawn carriages, masked balls, and gaslit cafes hovers on the threshold between darkness and light, superstition and science. The murder of Dora, the haunted daughter of a respectable bourgeois family, is being investigated by the Inspector, newly schooled in rationalist criminology. Almost every aspect of the case remains hidden, untouchable. He is trying to find the "error in the situation"- that small link that will lead him to the truth.".
"His wife, Erszebet, a Hungarian steeped in intuition and the lore of Gypsy mysticism, becomes obsessed with the murder and lauches her own parallel, secret investigation. She is sure that the figs found in Dora's stomach are the clue to the identity of the murderer - for there are no fresh figs in Vienna at this time of the year. With the help of a young British governess, she unmasks an entirely other face of the crime, and of the society that would prefer it to be repressed forever."--BOOK JACKET.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Subjects
Police, Police spouses, Fiction, Hungarians, Murder, Large type books, Vienna (austria), fiction, Austria, fiction, Fiction, historical, Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural, Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths, Investigation, Fiction, historical, general, Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Mystery fiction, HomicidePlaces
Austria, Vienna, Vienna (Austria)Showing 6 featured editions. View all 6 editions?
Edition | Availability |
---|---|
1 |
eeee
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
2 |
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
3
The Fig Eater
2001, Little, Brown and Company
Electronic resource
in English
0759562091 9780759562097
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
4 |
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
5 |
eeee
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
6
The Fig Eater: A Novel
March 1, 2000, Warner Adult
Audio cassette
in English
- Unabridged edition
1570428565 9781570428562
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Edition Notes
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Source records
Western Washington University MARC recordCollingswood Public Library record
Internet Archive item record
marc_openlibraries_sanfranciscopubliclibrary MARC record
Better World Books record
Internet Archive item record
Promise Item
marc_columbia MARC record
Work Description
Vienna, 1910. An eighteen-year-old girl named Dora (loosely inspired by Freud's famous patient Dora) is found brutally murdered in the Volksgarten Park. The crime is being investigated by the Inspector, newly schooled in rationalist criminology. Meanwhile, his Hungarian wife, Erszebet, driven by Gypsy superstition, and Wally, a teenage English governess, secretly conduct a parallel investigation based on their female intuition. They are certain the figs found in Dora's stomach during the autopsy are the clue to the identity of the murderer--for there are no fresh figs in Vienna at this time of year. A stylish journey to turn-of-the-century Vienna, the book is rich with detail about the city and Gypsy folklore, filled with luscious descriptions of food, photography, botany, perverse medical practices, and sexual secrets.
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?History
- Created August 27, 2008
- 17 revisions
Wikipedia citation
×CloseCopy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page. Need help?
July 9, 2024 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
December 4, 2022 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
January 12, 2022 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
October 8, 2021 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
August 27, 2008 | Created by ImportBot | Imported from Western Washington University MARC record |