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'The stories are cool, meticulously crafted, pithy and mordantly amusing . . . [an] extremely powerful book. Highly recommended' Irish Times

'Psychologically raw . . . [von Schirach's] unfussy prose is icily effective' Financial Times

'One of the most distinctive voices in European literature' Daily Telegraph

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.

Translated from the German by Katharina Hall

Punishment: The gripping international bestseller

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'The stories are cool, meticulously crafted, pithy and mordantly amusing . . . [an] extremely powerful book. Highly recommended' Irish... Read more

    Publisher: John Murray Press
    Publication Date: 18/08/2022
    ISBN13: 9781529345681, 978-1529345681
    ISBN10: 1529345685

    Number of Pages: 224

    Fiction , Crime & Thriller

    Description

    'The stories are cool, meticulously crafted, pithy and mordantly amusing . . . [an] extremely powerful book. Highly recommended' Irish Times

    'Psychologically raw . . . [von Schirach's]     unfussy prose is icily effective' Financial Times

    'One of the most distinctive voices in European literature' Daily Telegraph

    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.

    Translated from the German by Katharina Hall

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