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.
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。...
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...
The most intriguing and compelling litigation story I have ever read. 整个感恩节都在读的一本书,也是各大法学院的必读,没读过简直不好意思说自己pre-law。在法庭上无法获得的正义,让全社会,让历史来重新审判。
评分The most intriguing and compelling litigation story I have ever read. 整个感恩节都在读的一本书,也是各大法学院的必读,没读过简直不好意思说自己pre-law。在法庭上无法获得的正义,让全社会,让历史来重新审判。
评分"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
评分最后其实没读完,为了考试,竟然速读完了。结论就是企业 - 每个职工冠冕堂皇社会责任的背后 - 是巨大的力量,在法律界
评分3年前想读的。教授帮忙 要求punitive damage 有种神来之笔,可惜最后案子因为原告经济不足以支持,只能以和解告终。原告律师自己贴钱的巨大风险,甚至要向信用卡公司借高利贷,最后还搞到自己破产。法官读起来一开始还不偏不倚,但后来被写得像一面倒支持好朋友,处处针对原告了。关键的一点是法官用“自己的判断”,只对Grace的污染行为加以确认,直接打消了对另一家的污染行为指控(即使陪审团不同意),而另一家在审判过程中隐瞒了不少对自己有害的证据,之后上诉法院也只是把案子发回同一个法官审判,这就进入了一种死循环之中。
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