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.
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.
some understanding of US civil procedure would help.
评分 评分 评分时光如水。最近在看乔纳森·哈尔的非虚构作品《漫长的诉讼》(A Civil Action),感慨良多!程序正义、实质正义和人性的激情四射之碰撞,在这看似冗长、琐碎的大企业污染环境造成的人身伤害案的司法审判进程中,渐渐浮现出来… 司法公正,是绝大多数民众都渴求的。除了自甘奴役...
评分书看完的一些感受: 1、在法律保障基本人权方面,我们与美国还差50年的距离。1970年代的美国民事诉讼,原被告的证人都可以在人身安全得到保障的前提下、没有负担地参与诉讼,在法院工作人员的见证下,接受双方询问,以期尽可能接近事实真相,不会被对方威胁、不用担心被报复。...
before the law p 468
评分4.5。本学期完成的第二本阅读教材。最后那段真是。。。一个人是要被什么摧毁的过程中才有可能意识到存在的真相的。被摧毁而未消亡,就有可能抵达真正的自己。很残酷。所幸他游向深海之后,最后还是回来了。
评分Civ Pro required reading
评分寥寥几笔就能立起人物形象,抽丝剥茧把一个复杂而很有可能无聊的故事慢慢展开,还讲得极为生动有趣。整本书高潮迭起,让人手不释卷,实在非常精彩。
评分4.5
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