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 Civil Action is the searing, compelling tale of a legal system gone awry ...
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 Civil Action is the searing, compelling tale of a legal system gone awry -- one in which greed and power fight an unending struggle against justice. Yet it is also the story of how one man can ultimately make a difference. With an unstoppable narrative power reminiscent of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood , A Civil Action is an unforgettable reading experience that leaves the reader both shocked and enlightened.
From the Hardcover edition.
作者简介
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乔纳森·哈尔(Jonathan Harr)出生于美国威斯康星州贝洛伊特市，现居马萨诸塞州的北安普顿。他曾任《新英格兰月刊》（New England Monthly）的特约撰稿人，现为《纽约时报杂志》（The New York Times Magazine）和《纽约客》撰稿，同时在史密斯学院教授非虚构类作品的写作。他曾多次获得文学类和报道类奖项，包括美国调查记者编辑协会奖。
乔纳森·哈尔(Jonathan Harr)出生于美国威斯康星州贝洛伊特市，现居马萨诸塞州的北安普顿。他曾任《新英格兰月刊》（New England Monthly）的特约撰稿人，现为《纽约时报杂志》（The New York Times Magazine）和《纽约客》撰稿，同时在史密斯学院教授非虚构类作品的写作。他曾多次获得文学类和报道类奖项，包括美国调查记者编辑协会奖。
哈尔历时8年调查写出的作品《漫长的诉讼》（A Civil Action）在1995年出版后被提名美国国家图书奖，并最终获得了美国国家书评人协会奖（非虚构类）和美国律师协会最高奖银锤奖，该书还被哈佛大学、耶鲁大学等五十多所知名大学的法学院列为必读图书。该书改编的同名电影由约翰·屈伏塔和罗伯特·杜瓦尔主演，于1998年上映并获得了两项奥斯卡奖提名。2005年，哈尔撰写了畅销书《消失的画》（The Lost Painting）。
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