Jol Dicker’s novel The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair Season 1 is set in Switzerland. Penguin Books released it in the United States on May 27, 2014. More than one million copies of the original French edition, La vérité sur l’affaire Harry Quebert, have been sold. Rights to translations into 32 languages have been purchased. La vérité sur l’affaire Harry Quebert has sold over three million books worldwide, including translations.
The tale is set in a seaside village in New Hampshire (called Aurora in the original version and Somerset in the English translation). Marcus Goldman, the protagonist, is a successful young author looking for ideas for his next book. Marcus travels to New Hampshire to study with his college professor, Harry Quebert, writing. Marcus strives to unearth the truth when the body of 15-year-old Nola Kellergan is discovered 33 years after she went missing, and Quebert is blamed for her murder. His next book is the product of his inquiry.
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair Season 1 Release Date
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair Season 1 (in French La Vérité sur l’affaire Harry Quebert) is a novel by Swiss writer Jol Dicker, first published in France and Switzerland in 2012 and then in English, translated by Sam Taylor in 2014. The MacLehose Press edition used in this guide was released in London in 2014 in electronic format. The novel is a work of postmodern crime fiction in the amateur detective style.
It is set in the United States and covers the circumstances surrounding the 1975 disappearance of a 15-year-old girl and the 2008 finding of her remains. The work was nominated for the Prix Goncourt, one of France’s most prestigious literary awards. It was awarded the Académie Française’s Grand Prix du Roman and the Goncourt des lycéens Prize (judged by French high school students).
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair Season 1 Expected Plot
The novel’s storyline spans 1964 to 2010, in a mosaic of periods and locales inside a non-linear framework. Marcus Goldman, the protagonist, was a 28-year-old successful writer in 2008. He seeks advice from his undergraduate tutor, the famed novelist Harry Quebert, who lives in the tranquil seaside town of Somerset, New Hampshire. Marcus soon takes on the role of amateur detective, attempting to clear Harry’s guilt after workmen digging in Harry’s yard unearth the remains of Nola Kellergan, who went missing in 1975.
The police arrest Harry on suspicion of kidnapping and murder, and it is revealed that he has feelings for the deceased girl. Their affair served as the idea for Harry’s 1975 novel, The Origin of Everything Evil. Marcus strives to piece together the facts regarding incidents that occurred over 30 years ago.
In the summer of 1975, Harry Quebert, a 34-year-old struggling writer, falls in love with Nola Kellergan, the 15-year-old daughter of a local pastor. He fights his emotions, but Nola’s unconditional love drives him to create, and he is more joyful than he has ever been. Nonetheless, he tries to end their relationship by dating Jenny Quinn, a 24-year-old waitress at Clark’s, a restaurant run by her mother, Tamara. Jenny is equally in love with Harry and is naive to the approaches of Travis Dawn, a young police officer.
Marcus’ investigations indicate that Nola’s mother assaulted her, which her father failed to see. Marcus discovers that Nola is also connected with a wealthy businessman, Elijah Stern. Stern’s driver, the scarred but compassionate Luther Caleb, would pick her up in Somerset and take her to Stern’s mansion in the adjacent city of Concord. According to Stern, Caleb died in a vehicle accident a month after Nola went missing. Marcus also discovers that the former police head, Gareth Pratt, was engaged with Nola.
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair Season 1 Expected Cast
- Patrick Dempsey by way of Harry Quebert
- Ben Schnetzer by way of Marcus Goldman
- Damon Wayans Jr. by way of Sgt. Perry Gahalowood
- Kristine Froseth by way of Nola Kellerman
- Kurt Fuller by way of Chief Gareth Pratt
- Victoria Clark by way of Jenny Quinn
- Tessa Mossey by way of young Jenny Quinn
- Wayne Knight by way of Benjamin Roth
- Don Harvey by way of Bobbo Quinn
- Matt Frewer by way of Reverend Kellerman
- Colm Feore by way of Elijah Stern
- Josh Close by way of Luther Caleb
- Craig Eldridge by way of Travis Dawn
- Connor Price by way of young Travis Dawn
- Virginia Madsen by way of Tamara Quinn
- Felicia Shulman by way of Maggie Pratt
- Domenic Di Rosa by way of Raul
- Ron Perlman by way of Roy
Where to Watch The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair Season 1?
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair Season 1, a drama series starring Patrick Dempsey, Ben Schnetzer, and Kristine Froseth, is now streaming on Netflix. On your Roku device, watch it on Prime Video or Vudu.
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