
Philippe Sands - East West Street (2nd Hand Paperback)
ISBN / GTIN-13 : 9781474601917
Synopsis
The British Book Awards Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2017.
Winner :
Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-fiction.
JQ-Wingate Literary Prize.
Hay Festival Medal for Prose.
When he receives an invitation to deliver a lecture in the Ukrainian city of Lviv, international lawyer Philippe Sands begins a journey on the trail of his family's secret history. In doing so, he uncovers an astonishing series of coincidences that lead him halfway across the world, to the origins of international law at the Nuremberg trial.
Interweaving the stories of the two Nuremberg prosecutors (Hersch Lauterpacht and Rafael Lemkin) who invented the crimes or genocide and crimes against humanity, the Nazi governor responsible for the murder of thousands in and around Lviv (Hans Frank), and incredible acts of wartime bravery, East West Street is an unforgettable blend of memoir and historical detective story, and a powerful meditation on the way memory, crime and guilt leave scars across generations.
Details
- Format : Standard Thick 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : Good (Almost Very Good)
- Category : Non-Fiction - War & Civil War
- Published : 2016 (This Edition 2017 - W&N / Orion)
- ISBN : 9781474601917
- SKU : B001262
- PPC : SP450gm
- RRP : £9.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
'A monumental achievement: profoundly personal, told with love, anger and great precision' - John le Carré.
'One of the most gripping and powerful books imaginable' - Sunday Times.
The Author
Philippe Sands is Professor of Law at University College London and a practising barrister at Matrix Chambers. He frequently appears before international courts, including the International Criminal Court and the World Court in The Hague, and has been involved in many of the most important cases of recent years, including Pinochet, Congo, Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Iraq and Guantanamo.Delivery & Postage
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