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Das grausamste Spiel (auch: Die Großwildjagd des Generals; englisch: The Most Dangerous Game oder auch The Hounds of Zaroff) ist eine Kurzgeschichte von Richard Connell. Sie wurde in Collier’s Weekly am 19. Januar 1924 veröffentlicht.
Summary. Big-game hunter Sanger Rainsford and his friend Whitney are traveling by ship to the Amazon rainforest for a jaguar hunt. After a discussion about the nearby Ship-Trap Island, which has an evil reputation among sailors, Whitney goes to bed while Rainsford stays on deck to smoke his pipe.
On a yacht bound for Rio de Janeiro, a passenger named Whitney points out Ship-Trap Island in the distance, a place that sailors dread and avoid. He and his friend Rainsford are big-game hunters bound for a hunting trip in the Amazon River basin. As the yacht sails through the darkness, the two men discuss whether their prey actually feels fear ...
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Analysis. Sanger Rainsford and his friend Whitney are sailing on a yacht heading to the Amazon to hunt jaguars. It’s a particularly dark night, and Whitney explains to Rainsford the superstition surrounding an ominous place they are passing called Ship-Trap Island. He claims that not even cannibals would live there because it’s such an evil place.
The Most Dangerous Game. by Richard Connell. Originally published in Richard Connell’s short story collection Variety. NEW YORK MINTON, BALCH & COMPANY 1925. The Most Dangerous Game. “OFF THERE to the right—somewhere—is a large island,” said Whitney. “It’s rather a mystery—” “What island is it?”.
Originaltitel: The Most Dangerous Game. Bewerte : Möchte ich sehen. Kritik schreiben. Inhaltsangabe. Die Freunde Whitney (Bruce Dern), Rex (Randy Charach) und Sanger (Chris 'C.T.'...
