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Ferdinand von Schirach


Ferdinand von Schirach was born in Munich in 1964. Since 1994, he has worked as a criminal defense lawyer in Berlin. Among his clients have been the former member of the Politburo Günter Schabowski, the former East German spy Norbert Juretzko, and members of the underworld.

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Crime and Guilt
Written by Ferdinand von Schirach
Translated by Carol Janeway

Trade Paperback | 304 pages | Vintage | Fiction - Crime; Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Short Stories
978-0-307-74093-9 (0-307-74093-5)

July 10, 2012 | $16.95

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Crime and Guilt
Written by Ferdinand von Schirach, Translated by Carol Janeway

Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307740939
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From Ferdinand von Schirach, one of Germany’s most prominent defense attorneys, comes a jolting debut collection of short stories that daringly brings to light the motivations stirring within the criminal mind. By turns witty and sorrowful, unflinchingly brutal and heartbreaking, the deeply affecting, quietly unnerving cases presented in Crime urge a...