Download or read book The Visit written by Friedrich Dürrenmatt and published by Random House. This book was released on 1973 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Claire Zachanassian, the richest woman in the world, returns to her poverty-stricken home town. The townspeople are ready to grovel for favours and select as their representative Anton Schell, for Claire and Anton had once been deeply in love. Claire arrives with a sinister menage. She soon announces that she has come for revenge on her onetime sweetheart, offering a million marks for his life. In the nightmarish climax Schell's friends sacrifice him to their greed.