The Destroyer of Innocents - Couverture souple

Neumann, Dwight

 
9780595289387: The Destroyer of Innocents
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 059528938X ISBN 13 : 9780595289387
Editeur : iUniverse, 2003

Synopsis

The true story of THE DESTROYER OF INNOCENTS only turns to fiction in the last third of the novel when the author cannot find justice in the judicial system or in life itself for defendant Marco Barrera. Until that moment it presents a Spanish language interpreter's continuous struggle for emotional survival during a 2001 Los Angeles Superior Court death penalty trial. The author-interpreter must repeat into Spanish every word of testimony for the two defendants and thereby relive in stereo the horror of two of the most shocking domestic violence murders of California history.The only way the interpreter can keep his battered emotions at bay during testimony is by recalling his own delightful youth and adolescence. This defense mechanism eventually turns to rage against the defendant. It then can only be appeased by striking out against domestic violence.The death penalty, man's reason to live, defendant Marco Barrera's worst nightmares, and justice itself all cry out for a helping hand. The final resolution is a surreal attempt to desperately recover life and innocence and return them to their proper owners, mankind and children. The ultimate demand for true justice will constantly provoke your laughter, tears, and deepest thoughts.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The true story of THE DESTROYER OF INNOCENTS only turns to fiction in the last third of the novel when the author cannot find justice in the judicial system or in life itself for defendant Marco Barrera. Until that moment it presents a Spanish language interpreter's continuous struggle for emotional survival during a 2001 Los Angeles Superior Court death penalty trial. The author-interpreter must repeat into Spanish every word of testimony for the two defendants and thereby relive in stereo the horror of two of the most shocking domestic violence murders of California history.The only way the interpreter can keep his battered emotions at bay during testimony is by recalling his own delightful youth and adolescence. This defense mechanism eventually turns to rage against the defendant. It then can only be appeased by striking out against domestic violence.The death penalty, man's reason to live, defendant Marco Barrera's worst nightmares, and justice itself all cry out for a helping hand. The final resolution is a surreal attempt to desperately recover life and innocence and return them to their proper owners, mankind and children. The ultimate demand for true justice will constantly provoke your laughter, tears, and deepest thoughts.

Biographie de l'auteur

Dwight Neumann received his doctorate in Hispanic languages and literatures from UCLA in 1980. Since then he has been working for The Los Angeles Superior Court as a Spanish language interpreter while teaching courses for interpreters. He has published six articles of literary criticism and thirteen interpreter-training manuals.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
059528938X
ISBN 13 
9780595289387
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
204
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
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