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Come to This Court and Cry

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A TABLET AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BOOK OF THE YEAR Shortlisted for the Wingate Literary Prize 'A tremendous feat of storytelling, propelled by numerous twists and revelations, yet anchored by a deep moral seriousness . . . Enthralling' Guardian Across the world the last Nazi trials are winding their way through the courts. Nearly a century on from the Holocaust, survivors are still asked to give proof - and, in an era of rising revisionism and denialism, have their stories questioned. In this spellbinding debut, Linda Kinstler investigates both her family story and the archives of ten nations to ask: what does it take to prove history in our uncertain century? 'Reminds us of the dangerous instability of truth and testimony' Anne Applebaum 'Such a brilliant book - I couldn't put it down' Lea Ypi, author of Free 'Outstanding' Philippe Sands, author of East West Street 'Astonishing' Patrick Radden Keefe, author of Empire of Pain

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781526612601
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 282
  • Udgivet:
  • 11. maj 2023
  • Størrelse:
  • 131x25x199 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 247 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
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A TABLET AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BOOK OF THE YEAR
Shortlisted for the Wingate Literary Prize
'A tremendous feat of storytelling, propelled by numerous twists and revelations, yet anchored by a deep moral seriousness . . . Enthralling' Guardian
Across the world the last Nazi trials are winding their way through the courts. Nearly a century on from the Holocaust, survivors are still asked to give proof - and, in an era of rising revisionism and denialism, have their stories questioned. In this spellbinding debut, Linda Kinstler investigates both her family story and the archives of ten nations to ask: what does it take to prove history in our uncertain century?
'Reminds us of the dangerous instability of truth and testimony' Anne Applebaum
'Such a brilliant book - I couldn't put it down' Lea Ypi, author of Free
'Outstanding' Philippe Sands, author of East West Street
'Astonishing' Patrick Radden Keefe, author of Empire of Pain

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