"'Going to law courts is a good education for a novelist. It
provides you with the most extravagant material, and it teaches the
near impossibility of reaching the truth.'"
Sybille Bedford, "Paris Review" (1993)
For "The Faces of Justice" (1961) Sybille Bedford journeyed
through Europe to sit in the press box of the courts of law - high
courts, low courts, police courts. In England, Germany, Austria,
Switzerland, France, she watched the prisoners at the bar, the
accusing community arrayed against them, the advocates, the jurors,
the judges on the bench. She saw justice being attempted under the
law - the best we can do, the worst we can do - varying in subtle
yet astonishing ways from country to country. The result is a story
about justice, humanity and the individual - moving, dramatic,
superbly observed, splendidly told.
General
Imprint: |
Faber and Faber
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
September 2011 |
First published: |
September 2011 |
Authors: |
Sybille Bedford
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Dimensions: |
216 x 135 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
256 |
Edition: |
Main |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-571-28268-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
True stories >
Crime
|
LSN: |
0-571-28268-7 |
Barcode: |
9780571282685 |
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