"The Inquisitory" 1966 PINGET, Robert (SOLD)

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PINGET, Robert [399] pp. Grove Press, Inc. 1966 First Printing 8 1/4" x 5 3/4" Fine/ Fine The Inquisitory consists entirely of the interrogation of an old, deaf servant regarding u nspecified crimes that may or may not have taken place at his master's French chateau. The servant's replies - which are by turns comic, straightforward, angry, nostalgic, and disingenuous - hint at a variety of seedy events, including murder, orgies, tax fraud, and drug deals. Of course, the servant wasn't involved with any of these activities - if the reader chooses to believe him. In trying to convince the inquisitor of his innocence, the servant creates a web of half-truths, vague references, and glaring inconsistencies amid "forgotten" details, indicating that he may know more than he's letting on. Show more