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.
dˈuːɹənmˌæt, haʊˈɛvɚ, wʌzɐ kɹˈɪɾɪk ʌv ðæt ʒˈɑːnɹə ʌv lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ, ænd ðˈʌs hiː sˈɛt ˈaʊt tə ɹˈaɪt dˈæs vˈɜːspɹɛtʃən æz ɐn ɛkspɹˈɛʃən ʌv ðæt kɹˈɪɾɪsˌɪzəm.