Jonathan Harr lives and works in Northampton, Massachusetts, where he has taught nonfiction writing at Smith College. He is a former staff writer at New England Monthly and has written for The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine.
Harr spent nine years researching and writing A Civil Action, which was published in 1995, subsequently nominated for a National Book Award, and awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award.
The legal thriller of the decade. --Cleveland Plain Dealer
Now a Major Motion Picture!
In this true story of an epic courtroom showdown, two of the nation's largest corporations stand accused of causing the deaths of children. Representing the bereaved parents, the unlikeliest of heroes emerges: a young, flamboyant Porsche-driving lawyer who hopes to win millions of dollars and ends up nearly losing everything, including his sanity. A searing, compelling tale of a legal system gone awry--one in which greed and power fight an unending struggle against justice-- A Civil Action is also the story of how one determined man can ultimately make a difference. With an unstoppable narrative power, it is an unforgettable reading experience.
發表於2024-12-22
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some understanding of US civil procedure would help.
評分 評分書看完的一些感受: 1、在法律保障基本人權方麵,我們與美國還差50年的距離。1970年代的美國民事訴訟,原被告的證人都可以在人身安全得到保障的前提下、沒有負擔地參與訴訟,在法院工作人員的見證下,接受雙方詢問,以期盡可能接近事實真相,不會被對方威脅、不用擔心被報復。...
評分 評分圖書標籤: 法律 Law 環保 法學 小說 英文原版 美國文學 非小說類
Easy to read and attractive,but the end is quite gloomy.
評分What's the price to pay for believing in and holding onto the truth that might not ever be uncovered? I see part of me in Schlichtmann and the empathy gets me stressed out as the case develops and turns. Is to be a trial lawyer only a remote dream for me?
評分"The truth?" Facher said, smiling, one day after court. "The truth is at the bottom of a bottomless pit." Jonathan,Harr. A Civil Action. New York:Random House,1995. 340
評分寥寥幾筆就能立起人物形象,抽絲剝繭把一個復雜而很有可能無聊的故事慢慢展開,還講得極為生動有趣。整本書高潮迭起,讓人手不釋捲,實在非常精彩。
評分before the law p 468
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