The Fact of a Body

出版者:Flatiron Books

作者:Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich

页数:336

出版时间:2017-5-16

价格:0

装帧:Hardcover

isbn号码:9781250080547

具体描述

“A True Crime Masterpiece” – Vogue

Entertainment Weekly "Must" List and Best Books of the Year So Far

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"The Fact of a Body is one of the best books I've read this year. It's just astounding."

― Paula Hawkins, author of Into the Water and The Girl on the Train

"This book is a marvel. The Fact of a Body is equal parts gripping and haunting and will leave you questioning whether any one story can hold the full truth." ― Celeste Ng, author of the New York Times bestselling Everything I Never Told You and Little Fires Everywhere

Before Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich begins a summer job at a law firm in Louisiana, working to help defend men accused of murder, she thinks her position is clear. The child of two lawyers, she is staunchly anti-death penalty. But the moment convicted murderer Ricky Langley’s face flashes on the screen as she reviews old tapes―the moment she hears him speak of his crimes -- she is overcome with the feeling of wanting him to die. Shocked by her reaction, she digs deeper and deeper into the case. Despite their vastly different circumstances, something in his story is unsettlingly, uncannily familiar.

Crime, even the darkest and most unsayable acts, can happen to any one of us. As Alexandria pores over the facts of the murder, she finds herself thrust into the complicated narrative of Ricky’s childhood. And by examining the details of Ricky’s case, she is forced to face her own story, to unearth long-buried family secrets, and reckon with a past that colors her view of Ricky's crime.

But another surprise awaits: She wasn’t the only one who saw her life in Ricky’s.

An intellectual and emotional thriller that is also a different kind of murder mystery, THE FACT OF A BODY is a book not only about how the story of one crime was constructed -- but about how we grapple with our own personal histories. Along the way it tackles questions about the nature of forgiveness, and if a single narrative can ever really contain something as definitive as the truth. This groundbreaking, heart-stopping work, ten years in the making, shows how the law is more personal than we would like to believe -- and the truth more complicated, and powerful, than we could ever imagine.

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当我第一次看到《The Fact of a Body》这个书名时，脑海中立刻浮现出一幅画面：一位侦探，或者说是一个调查者，站在一个尘封的现场，面前是一具静止的身体，而他的任务，就是从这具“事实”本身，抽丝剥茧，找出真相。我开始联想，这本书会不会是一部悬疑小说，但不是那种简单的追捕犯人的故事，而是更深入地挖掘人性深处的黑暗，以及身体作为犯罪证据所能揭示的无声控诉。也许，这本书会涉及一些令人不安的犯罪现场描述，但作者不会仅仅停留在血腥和暴力，而是会通过对身体细微之处的刻画，比如死者的姿势、伤口的形态、甚至是残留的体液，来构建一个关于事件发生经过的令人信服的叙事。这种叙事方式，可能会让我感到一种前所未有的沉浸感，仿佛我也置身于那个阴暗的角落，与调查者一同感受那份沉重和压抑。我设想，作者的文字会非常精确，如同手术刀般犀利，不放过任何一个可能暗示真相的细节。这本书的名字，给我带来了一种既紧张又期待的阅读体验，它承诺着一段关于真相追寻的旅程，而旅程的终点，就藏在那具“身体”之中。

light 4Not only is this fascinating memoir packed with crime mysteries and intense courtroom drama, it is also a refreshing and bold meditation on life: the reader gets to taste how juridicial personnel are haunted by their decision either to or not to push for death penalty, to know that the law has its loopholes and does not serve to please all.

light 4Not only is this fascinating memoir packed with crime mysteries and intense courtroom drama, it is also a refreshing and bold meditation on life: the reader gets to taste how juridicial personnel are haunted by their decision either to or not to push for death penalty, to know that the law has its loopholes and does not serve to please all.

light 4Not only is this fascinating memoir packed with crime mysteries and intense courtroom drama, it is also a refreshing and bold meditation on life: the reader gets to taste how juridicial personnel are haunted by their decision either to or not to push for death penalty, to know that the law has its loopholes and does not serve to please all.

light 4Not only is this fascinating memoir packed with crime mysteries and intense courtroom drama, it is also a refreshing and bold meditation on life: the reader gets to taste how juridicial personnel are haunted by their decision either to or not to push for death penalty, to know that the law has its loopholes and does not serve to please all.

light 4Not only is this fascinating memoir packed with crime mysteries and intense courtroom drama, it is also a refreshing and bold meditation on life: the reader gets to taste how juridicial personnel are haunted by their decision either to or not to push for death penalty, to know that the law has its loopholes and does not serve to please all.