Punishment
Schirach, Ferdinand von, 1964-2023
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A young lawyer puts aside her sense of justice to succeed at her new firm. A man who values silence is driven to murder by his noisy neighbours. A cheated wife seeks revenge. How do you decide what punishment fits the crime? Our narrator is a man you'd never want to meet unless you really needed him. A nameless criminal defence lawyer, he coolly narrates the fate of twelve characters who cross his path. In spare, gripping prose, he tells their stories, uncovering the loneliness and alienation, desire and desperation which drive their choices and shape the consequences they face. Drawn from Ferdinand von Schirach's eminent career as a criminal defence lawyer, 'Punishment' masterfully treads the line between fiction and truth, each meticulously crafted story crackling with white-knuckle suspense and vivid characters who stay with you long after the final page.
Main title:
Punishment / Ferdinand von Schirach ; translated by Kat Hall.
Author:
Schirach, Ferdinand von, 1964-, authorHall, Kat, translator
Imprint:
London : Baskerville, 2023.
Collation:
224 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the German.
ISBN:
9781529345698 (pbk)
Dewey class:
833.92TTHR
LC class:
PT2720.I73
Local class:
AFA
Language:
EnglishGerman
Subject:
BRN:
3238710
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