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Investigation on the high seas: On behalf of Lord Hastings, who wants the sudden death of his young wife to be fully explained, detective Livingston accompanies the lady's coffin on the crossing over the Atlantic and comes across a suspicious German doctor. Crime radio play by Deutschlandfunk Kultur based on the novella by Stefan Zweig. *************************** More crime novels from Deutschlandfunk Kultur: https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/... In our newsletter we recommend new radio plays and documentaries every week. Simply subscribe: https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/... ABOUT THE PIECE: 1912 on the Atlantic: For the lady in the coffin it is the last journey from Batavia to Europe. On behalf of Lord Hastings, who wants the sudden death of his young wife to be fully explained, private detective Livingston accompanies the crossing. On board the ocean liner he tracks down the German doctor Dr. Brand, who should know the truth because the dying lady had called him for help. However, it will be difficult to explain to his husband what tragic entanglements connect him with the secret of the proud beauty and what drives him to extremes. The Amok Runner Based on a novella by Stefan Zweig Adaptation: Christoph Prochnow Direction: Ulrike Brinkmann With: Michael König, Falk Rockstroh, Hans Teuscher, Maxim Mehmet, Hans Diehl, Joachim Schönfeld, Joachim Bliese, Timur Isik Composition: Zeitblom Sound and technology: Bernd Friebel, Hermann Leppich Production: DKultur 2006 THE AUTHOR: Stefan Zweig (1881-1942) became famous through his novellas in which he described characters and fates with psychological mastery. The volume "Erstes Erlebnis" was published in 1911, "Amok" in 1922, "Verwirrung der Gefühle" in 1927 and "Schachnovelle" in 1941. THE EDITOR: Christoph Prochnow, born in 1942, studied at the Babelsberg Film School, worked in the DEFA studio for feature films and has been writing radio plays since 1973. Lives in Berlin. Deutschlandradio produced "Todesphantasie" (2008) and "Der letzte Schritt" (2010). In 2011, Commissioner Joubert and assistant Cocu appeared for the first time in "Der Zahn des Voltaire". The unlikely pair also investigated in "Zolas Chimney" (2014) and "Van Gogh's Silence" (2015). Image: imago/Photocase