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Involuntary Witness (2002)

by Gianrico Carofiglio

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Series: Guido Guerrieri (1)

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A boy is found murdered in a well near a beach resort. A Senegalese peddler is accused in a hopeless case soaked in small town racism. The Italian judicial process revealed and an affectionate portrait of a deeply humane hero.

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Some shortcomings in the plot, but I fell in love with Guido and look forward to reading the whole series.
  LynnMK | Dec 22, 2023 |
Amo l’avvocato Guerrieri e amo tantissimo la scrittura di Carofiglio. Mi piace moltissimo questa serie e ogni volta che prendo in mano uno di questi libri non riesco a non rileggerli tutti.
Mi piace moltissimo Guido Guerrieri, per la sua forza e le sue debolezze, per l’intelligenza e quella vena ironica e umoristica che lo rendono tanto umano e reale.
Le storie in fondo non sono la parte principale ma solo un pretesto per raccontare la quotidianità di un uomo, un avvocato che interpreta al meglio il suo ruolo senza peraltro scendere mai a compromessi con sé stesso.
In questo libro la storia che fa da filo conduttore è quella di Abdou Thiam, un ambulante senegalese, accusato di aver ucciso un bambino di 9 anni. Scritto benissimo con uno stile asciutto e preciso che accompagna al meglio la lettura.
Per me indimenticabile e imperdibile.
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  Raffaella10 | Jan 28, 2023 |
Guido Guerrieri is an attorney in Bari, Italy, who is dumped by his wife and going through depression when he gets involved defending a Sengalese peddler, accused of murdering a young boy. The gravity of the charges help pull Avvocato Guerriri out of his problems and his belief in his client and attention to detail help him battle enormous odds against him in court. A new female neighbor, with her own ghosts, also helps him recover his mojo. Carofiglio's novels are the basis for a successful TV series in Italy. Will definitely read more. ( )
  skipstern | Jul 11, 2021 |
Gianrico Carofiglio, selbst als Antimafia-Staatsanwalt in Bari tätig, weiß genau, wovon er schreibt: Als hervorragender Kenner des italienischen Justizsystems brachte er im Laufe seiner Karriere zahlreiche Mafiosi hinter Gitter und konnte sich jahrelang nur mit Begleitschutz öffentlich bewegen. Wohl wissend, dass die italienische Justiz alles andere als perfekt ist, hat er sich dennoch dafür entschieden, innerhalb des Systems zu wirken, nicht außerhalb. Darin gleicht er seinem Helden Guido Guerrieri, der den Kampf um die Gerechtigkeit niemals aufgibt.

Avvocato Guido Guerrieri, frisch geschieden und geschüttelt von einer tiefen Lebenskrise, übernimmt einen fast aussichtslosen Fall: Er verteidigt einen des Mordes angeklagten Immigranten aus dem Senegal, der ohne seine Hilfe verloren wäre. Es beginnt ein nervenzerreißender Kampf gegen rassistische Vorurteile, eine voreingenommene Justiz und eine erdrückende Last von Indizien …

Bari, die Hauptstadt Apuliens, Tor Italiens zum Orient, Zentrum des Verbrechens, ist mit seinen engen Gassen, vornehmen Bürgerhäusern und seinem Mittelmeerhafen immer Protagonist in Gianrico Carofiglios Romanen. Der andere ist der Avvocato Guido Guerrieri, der mit seiner Verletzlichkeit, seiner menschlichen Integrität und seinem Humor Italiens Leserherzen im Sturm eroberte. Mit „Reise in die Nacht“ hat der preisgekrönte Autor die üblichen Grenzen des Genres „Gerichtskrimi“ weit überschritten – und nicht nur das Publikum, sondern auch die Literaturkritik von seinem Rang als herausragendem Schriftstellertalent überzeugt.
  Fredo68 | May 18, 2020 |
Bravissimo autore e romanzo appassionante! ( )
  elerwen | May 29, 2019 |
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Gianrico Carofiglioprimary authorall editionscalculated
Barrett, SeanNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Creagh, PatrickTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Gerritsen, RobTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Jansen, JanineCover designersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Räuker, ErichNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Schmitt, ClaudiaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed

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I well remember the day -- or rather the afternoon -- before it all began.
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What the caterpillar thinks is the end of the world, the rest of the world calls a butterfly (Lao-Tzu)
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A boy is found murdered in a well near a beach resort. A Senegalese peddler is accused in a hopeless case soaked in small town racism. The Italian judicial process revealed and an affectionate portrait of a deeply humane hero.

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L'avocat déprime,
Mais fait une belle plaidoirie,
Abdou acquitté
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