dˈuːɹənmˌæt, haʊˈɛvɚ, wʌzɐ kɹˈɪɾɪk ʌv ðæt ʒˈɑːnɹə ʌv lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ, ænd ðˈʌs hiː sˈɛt ˈaʊt tə ɹˈaɪt dˈæs vˈɜːspɹɛtʃən æz ɐn ɛkspɹˈɛʃən ʌv ðæt kɹˈɪɾɪsˌɪzəm.
Dürrenmatt, however, was a critic of that genre of literature, and thus he set out to write Das Versprechen as an expression of that criticism.