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Informationen zum Autor Andre Gide (1869-1951) is one of the giants of twentieth-century literature! honored for his plays! fiction! and criticism! as well as his extraordinary "Journals." He won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1947. Benjamin Ivry's translations from the French include "Vanished Splendors: The Memoirs of Balthus! " Jules Verne's "Magellania! " Witold Gombrowicz's "A Guide to Philosophy in Six Hours and Fifteen Minutes! " and other books. He is the author of the poetry collection "Paradise for the Portuguese Queen" and the biographies "Francis Poulenc! Arthur Rimbaud! " and "Maurice Ravel: A Life." Klappentext Andre Gide's lifelong fascination with the conventions of society led naturally to a strong interest in France's judicial system. At the age of sixty Gide published "Judge Not, " a collection of writings detailing his experiences with the law as well as his thoughts on truth, justice, and judgment. Gide writes about his experience as a juror in several trials, including that of an arsonist, and he analyzes two famous crimes of his day: Marcel Redureau, a docile fifteen-year-old vineyard laborer who violently murdered his employer's family, and the respected Monnier family's confinement of their daughter, Blanche. Zusammenfassung One of France's greatest modern writers examines his fascination with true crime and justice
