'Debré's voice is Camusian, comic, stark, relentless and totally hypnotic' Rachel Kushner 'Knife-like clarity' Observer Is a criminal born or made? What turns them towards violence? A young man stabs an elderly woman ten times for the sake of a 450 euro debt. But why would he commit such a brutal murder over a petty sum, when he has a girlfriend and a child at home? How much could he lose when there is already so little to start with? Centring on a perpetrator and a victim who remain nameless – who are nobodies but could be anybody – Offenses unfolds as a contemporary parable exploring the biases and barriers built into the legal system. Blending expertise in criminal law with her signature knife-edge prose, Constance Debré probes the intricacies of crime, punishment and accountability in this propulsive tale.
Offenses
£10.99
Is a criminal born or made? What turns them towards violence? A young man stabs an elderly woman ten times for the sake of a 450 euro debt. But why would he commit such a brutal murder over a petty sum, when he has a girlfriend and a child at home? How much could he lose when there is already so little to start with? Centring on a perpetrator and a victim who remain nameless – who are nobodies but could be anybody – ‘Offenses’ unfolds as a contemporary parable exploring the biases and barriers built into the legal system. Blending expertise in criminal law with her signature knife-edge prose, Constance Debré probes the intricacies of crime, punishment and accountability in this propulsive tale.
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| Weight | 0.1 kg |
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| Dimensions | 19.8 × 12.6 × 1.8 cm |
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| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 96 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | Paperback original |
| Dewey | 843.92 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
