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Punishment

Punishment

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  • Author：Ferdinand von Schirach
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Summary

A young lawyer puts aside her sense of justice to succeed at her new firm。

A man who values silence is driven to murder by his noisy neighbours。

A cheated wife seeks revenge。

How do you decide what punishment fits the crime？

Our narrator is a man you'd never want to meet unless you really needed him。 A nameless criminal defence lawyer， he coolly narrates the fate of twelve characters who cross his path。 In spare， gripping prose， he tells their stories， uncovering the loneliness and alienation， desire and desperation which drive their choices and shape the consequences they face。

Drawn from Ferdinand von Schirach's eminent career as a criminal defence lawyer， Punishment masterfully treads the line between fiction and truth， each meticulously crafted story crackling with white-knuckle suspense and vivid characters who stay with you long after the final page。

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Reviews

Yasaman Yektaparast ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 باهاش احساس همزاد پنداری میکنم 🤌🏻🤌🏻مخصوصا آخرین داستان！！！

Vale Vs ，

4。5/5Una sorpresa de libro。 Muy interesante， no sabía de qué trataba。 Cuentos cortos pero profundos。

Steve Cripwell ，

A nameless defence lawyer garages the fates of twelve characters who cross his path and asks， does the punishment fit the crime？This turns out to be a collection of short stories about justice。 I found the stories varied in appeal but as they were short， it made them easy to read。 They are supposed to be based on cases drawn from the authors own experiences as a lawyer。 Once I got used to the writer's style I really enjoyed it。 I would recommend this to anyone who likes short stories to read on A nameless defence lawyer garages the fates of twelve characters who cross his path and asks， does the punishment fit the crime？This turns out to be a collection of short stories about justice。 I found the stories varied in appeal but as they were short， it made them easy to read。 They are supposed to be based on cases drawn from the authors own experiences as a lawyer。 Once I got used to the writer's style I really enjoyed it。 I would recommend this to anyone who likes short stories to read on a commute or those who are short of time。 。。。more

Matthew Hockey ，

Thank you to Netgalley and John Murray Press who kindly furnished me with a copy in exchange for a fair and honest review。Thank you to Netgalley and John Murray Press who kindly furnished me with a copy in exchange for a fair and honest review。 A solid 3。5 out of 5 overall。 I initially struggled to connect with the first few stories in this antho， primarily due to the prose style。 I'm unsure whether this is down to the writer's voice or something that was picked up in the translation process。 I' Thank you to Netgalley and John Murray Press who kindly furnished me with a copy in exchange for a fair and honest review。Thank you to Netgalley and John Murray Press who kindly furnished me with a copy in exchange for a fair and honest review。 A solid 3。5 out of 5 overall。 I initially struggled to connect with the first few stories in this antho， primarily due to the prose style。 I'm unsure whether this is down to the writer's voice or something that was picked up in the translation process。 I'm tempted to think it was the former as it feels like the 'reported verbatim'， 'just the facts' approach of a court room stenographer。 Which， given these stories are set mostly within courtrooms and the corridors of the German judicial system， would be entirely appropriate。 Once I'd got over my reticence the stories unfurled to show a greater depth and nuance。 The individual stories are filled with details and events that are just off-kilter enough to be genuine， proving the adage that truth is stranger than fiction。 The best stories in the collection are sometimes profound and occasionally shocking， they live in state of moral ambiguity that forces the reader to address heady topics and think long and hard about how they might react in similar circumstances。 A short and worthwhile read。 。。。more

Gary ，

I loved ‘The Collini Case’ by this author so was keen to read this collection of short stories。 The stories are well written and interesting and feature the author in his life as a criminal defence lawyer。 Like a lot of short stories they can leave you feeling a little short changed suddenly finishing when you were just getting interested。 I found this a very quick read and was a perfect book to read while sitting enjoying the recent good weather。I prefer full length novels but this was still an I loved ‘The Collini Case’ by this author so was keen to read this collection of short stories。 The stories are well written and interesting and feature the author in his life as a criminal defence lawyer。 Like a lot of short stories they can leave you feeling a little short changed suddenly finishing when you were just getting interested。 I found this a very quick read and was a perfect book to read while sitting enjoying the recent good weather。I prefer full length novels but this was still an interesting and enjoyable read。I would like to thank both Netgalley and John Murray Press for supplying a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Carles ，

Abans de començar amb la ressenya propiament dita， és important per mi remarcar un fet: aquest llibre és la meva primera lectura no adaptada completada en alemany 。 D'una banda， això em produeix molta satisfacció。 D'altra banda， vol dir que tampoc he pogut copsar tots els significats i totes les subtilesses explorats en els textos。Un cop fet l'avís， puc encara afirmar com d'entretingut aquest llibre és。 El fil connector dels contes és el càstig i la culpa。 Molts d'ells acaben girant al voltant d Abans de començar amb la ressenya propiament dita， és important per mi remarcar un fet: aquest llibre és la meva primera lectura no adaptada completada en alemany 。 D'una banda， això em produeix molta satisfacció。 D'altra banda， vol dir que tampoc he pogut copsar tots els significats i totes les subtilesses explorats en els textos。Un cop fet l'avís， puc encara afirmar com d'entretingut aquest llibre és。 El fil connector dels contes és el càstig i la culpa。 Molts d'ells acaben girant al voltant del sistema judicial， tot contrastant-ho amb els sentiments dels involucrats （víctimes， perpetradors， advocats o jutges）。 Em sembla interessant com l'autor explora les fisures existents entre aquests dos sistemes， el judicial i el moral。 També em sembla una reflexió molt humana la de molts dels criminals presentats。 Els personatges estàn construïts de forma tant humana， que un pot entendre perfectament com arriben al punt límit de cometre certs crims。 Això no els justifica i， a vegades， no podem deixar de sentir incredulitat i fàstig davant de les seves accions， però sempre des d'una comprensió。Malgrat no tractar-se d'un llibre excessivament llarg， els contes cobreixen una bona diversitats de mòbils pels crims i personatges prou diversos。 M'agrada la feina feta per l'autor。 Ara bé， a vegades tendeix a incloure escenes sensuals que， des del meu parer， només puc entendre en tant que és un autor i que la seua audiència potencial sigui majoritàriament masculina i de certa edad。 。。。more

Chris ，

Hat sehr stark angefangen， dann aber leider etwas nachgelassen

Elaine Tomasso ，

I would like to thank Netgalley and John Murray Press for an advance copy of Punishment， the third collection of short stories set in the German legal system。I must admit that I didn’t realise that Punishment is a collection of short stories when I requested to read it， because if I had， I wouldn’t have read it， as short stories don’t really interest me。 That would have been a waste as I devoured them and already want more。Most short story anthologies in the crime fiction genre that I have read I would like to thank Netgalley and John Murray Press for an advance copy of Punishment， the third collection of short stories set in the German legal system。I must admit that I didn’t realise that Punishment is a collection of short stories when I requested to read it， because if I had， I wouldn’t have read it， as short stories don’t really interest me。 That would have been a waste as I devoured them and already want more。Most short story anthologies in the crime fiction genre that I have read tend to try and condense a big story into a short space。 These stories are different in that they take a moment in time and explain the actions and consequences of that moment。 The resolutions are varied， but that， I think， is hardly the point。 They’re all about the motivation and that’s eye opening， but they also have a kink or a neat irony that makes the reader take notice。 I would love to give examples， but the stories are so short it would mean spoilers。I love the writing style， which is a terse recitation of the facts， as it seems to make the tragedy and malfeasance more striking and， in some cases， more heartbreaking。 No matter how each story turns out the starkness of the writing brings a focus to the dilemmas and decisions involved。 The twelfth story is slightly different。 It is written in the first person whereas the others are third person narratives， and suggests that personal tragedy requires a change of course。Punishment is a short， sharp read that I have no hesitation in recommending。 。。。more

GirlWithThePinkSkiMask ，

Thank you John Murray Press， Baskerville for an eARC in exchange for an honest review。 IYKYK， my reviews are always honest。 SYNOPSIS Uhh。。。？？ An anthology of odd little stories focused around the question: does the punishment fit the crime？ MY OPINION First things first， my fellow thrillerheads， this one is probably （most likely） NOT for you。 Especially if you enjoy the popcorn/commercial thrillers， you will definitely find this book or short stories odd and boring。 This is definitely for some Thank you John Murray Press， Baskerville for an eARC in exchange for an honest review。 IYKYK， my reviews are always honest。 SYNOPSIS Uhh。。。？？ An anthology of odd little stories focused around the question: does the punishment fit the crime？ MY OPINION First things first， my fellow thrillerheads， this one is probably （most likely） NOT for you。 Especially if you enjoy the popcorn/commercial thrillers， you will definitely find this book or short stories odd and boring。 This is definitely for someone like Chantel， who said "I like books that make me work for it" so take that as you will LOL。 Also， this was originally published in German， so it is your usual Euro writing with some potential translation issues。 Some of the stories are straightforward， and others （I'm looking at you scuba suit man）， are extremely odd。 They all feature murder and a brief exploration of what drives people to commit arguably the most cruel act humans are capable of。 Allegedly this is told by an unnamed omnipresent third-person narrator who reveals little about himself。 And， allegedly again， this is based on the author's years of experience as a criminal defense lawyer。 I did learn a lot about how the German justice system works， which was very interesting as well as enlightening。 It's always nice to walk away with a new nugget of info I can dispense on someone in an attempt to look smarter ;）I don't want to give my review on each story because they are each pretty short， so I feel it would give too much away。 It's best to go in blind and see how you feel LOL。 I liked this enough， but again I wouldn't recommend it to everyone。 There weren't any life lessons you could take away from this， but it could rouse spirited discussion with a buddy about the outcome of each story and what you feel would be a fit punishment for said character。 Anywayz。 I will reiterate that this book is NOT for everyone。 If you find yourself gravitating toward more mainstream thriller authors， stay far， far away。 If you like quirky anthology reads and want to learn about the German legal system， be my guest and give it a whirl。 PROS AND CONS Pros: totally unique， if you're not familiar with the German legal system you will certainly learn a lot， some of the cases were interestingCons: written for a very niche audience 。。。more

Andrea ，

Thank you to NetGalley， Ferdinand von Schirach and John Murray Press for access to Punishment early for an honest review。 Punishment consists of 12 short stories that follow 12 crime cases。 Some are murder-based， drug-based， abuse based， etc。 The author's voice is easy to follow and read。 The stories are quick-paced and leave little information about the character that they are following during their short story， but it works completely。 Each short story allows just enough information for you to Thank you to NetGalley， Ferdinand von Schirach and John Murray Press for access to Punishment early for an honest review。 Punishment consists of 12 short stories that follow 12 crime cases。 Some are murder-based， drug-based， abuse based， etc。 The author's voice is easy to follow and read。 The stories are quick-paced and leave little information about the character that they are following during their short story， but it works completely。 Each short story allows just enough information for you to know the situation， what the character is thinking and why they have done/are doing the crime。 Some stories are more interesting than others， but with how short this book is， it is a very quick and enjoyable read。 The stories in the beginning really grabbed my attention and some of the one-liner sentences hit my gut with how powerful they are and I felt some sorrow for the character involved。 I went into this book expecting the stories to connect and for there to be more about each character， but I was surprised at how much I didn't mind that they didn't and that they were fast-paced。 Overall， I am very pleased with this book and the way that it flows。 This is my first novel by Ferdinand， and I hope it won't be my last。 There are many trigger warnings to keep in mind while reading this novel: abuse of a wife/girlfriend， child abuse， murder， drugs and alcohol/alcoholism， and suicide。 。。。more

Aria Harlow ，

This was a really interestingly formatted collection of short stories all focusing on the author who was also a criminal defence lawyer。 Each of the stories is gripping， fast paced and doesn't fluff anything but just gets stright to the point。 A great collection。 This was a really interestingly formatted collection of short stories all focusing on the author who was also a criminal defence lawyer。 Each of the stories is gripping， fast paced and doesn't fluff anything but just gets stright to the point。 A great collection。 。。。more

MisterHobgoblin ，

Punishment is a collection of short stories with a theme of legal cases - mostly homicide。 Most have a common factor in a disconnect between the outcome and what we might term 'justice'。 The writer， Ferdinand von Schirach， is a German lawyer and many of the stories revolve around loopholes that allow the perpetrators of the crimes to go unpunished， although sometimes they are punished for things they did not do。 Then sometimes we see how these legal quirks pan out。 The final story is a little di Punishment is a collection of short stories with a theme of legal cases - mostly homicide。 Most have a common factor in a disconnect between the outcome and what we might term 'justice'。 The writer， Ferdinand von Schirach， is a German lawyer and many of the stories revolve around loopholes that allow the perpetrators of the crimes to go unpunished， although sometimes they are punished for things they did not do。 Then sometimes we see how these legal quirks pan out。 The final story is a little different and perhaps autobiographical， explaining how a lawyer came to become a writer， I suspect many of these stories occurred to von Schirach as "what if" hypotheticals - looking at a point of criminal law and asking whether， if a very specific set of circumstances arose， it could operate in a way that had not been intended。 This could have been dry， it could have felt forced， but the concise and deadpan style of narration allows each case to remain interesting。 I really enjoyed this collection， although， as can happen with themed stories， there is a risk that if you read too many of them in quick succession they start to blend into one。 。。。more

Michelle ，

Um es kurz zu halten: die Geschichten sind inhaltlich sehr interessant und auf den Punkt gebracht。 Trotz ihrer Kürze schaffen sie es einen （teilweise） zu packen。 Der Schreibstil demgegenüber （und der Grund für 2 Sterne） ist einfach nur grottig。 Er liest sich nicht sonderlich gut und erinnert an einen Aufsatz den ein 5。/6。 Klässler*in geschrieben hat。

René ，

Absolutely meaningless， the only means this book has of evoking emotion is having women abused。 Every short story follows the same pattern and the style of writing gets old fast - it carries quite some gravitas， but can only momentarily uphold the illusion of meaning。The stories stayed with me for some time after reading， but in the end， that was just because they were disturbing and not because there was some insight to be gained from them。 Spoiler: lots of rape， and some dude masturbates himse Absolutely meaningless， the only means this book has of evoking emotion is having women abused。 Every short story follows the same pattern and the style of writing gets old fast - it carries quite some gravitas， but can only momentarily uphold the illusion of meaning。The stories stayed with me for some time after reading， but in the end， that was just because they were disturbing and not because there was some insight to be gained from them。 Spoiler: lots of rape， and some dude masturbates himself to death while covered in cheese。 。。。more

Joseph ，

Ferdinand von Schirach’s Strafe， now being published in an English translation （“Punishment”） by Katharina Hall， brings to a close a trilogy of short story collections based on the author’s experiences as a criminal defence lawyer。 The series started with Verbrechen （Crime）， Von Schirach’s first published work of fiction， soon followed by Schuld （Guilt）。 Punishment is the logical conclusion， reflecting the normal course of criminal proceedings。The short stories in Punishment are short indeed。 Mo Ferdinand von Schirach’s Strafe， now being published in an English translation （“Punishment”） by Katharina Hall， brings to a close a trilogy of short story collections based on the author’s experiences as a criminal defence lawyer。 The series started with Verbrechen （Crime）， Von Schirach’s first published work of fiction， soon followed by Schuld （Guilt）。 Punishment is the logical conclusion， reflecting the normal course of criminal proceedings。The short stories in Punishment are short indeed。 Most run only for a few pages。 The style is terse and to the point， concentrating on the key facts， not unlike the contents of a legal brief。 The subject is generally some horrific crime and involves references to the trial （and punishment） which follows。 Wives kill their husbands。 A retired businessman goes on a shooting spree。 Young boys get embroiled in youth gangs。 Some are found guilty。 Others not。 Some sort of punishment always follows， not necessarily meted out by a judge。The stories contain little to no philosophical digressions， and only rare displays of emotion， except possibly in the very final story – The Friend – where the detached third-person narration suddenly switches to the first person， bringing us face to face with the criminal lawyer who is， likely， the hidden protagonist who has accompanied us throughout the book。What is striking about this collection is the fact that， without explicitly entering into philosophical debates， the stories explore the dilemmas behind the criminal justice system。 They continuously nudge the reader into thinking hard about the distinctions between law and justice; statute and morality; private conscience and public order。 There is much to digest here， and yet the stories can also be enjoyed simply for their narration – which is thrilling， edgy and often carries a twist in the tail/tale。 https://endsoftheword。blogspot。com/20。。。 。。。more

Dalton ，

Çok iyi！ Çok sade ve akıcı bir dille yazılmış， son derece ilgi çekici hikayeler。 Keşke Türkiye'de de yazılsa veya dizisi de çekilse dedirtiyor。 Bir çırpıda okunuyor。 Çok iyi！ Çok sade ve akıcı bir dille yazılmış， son derece ilgi çekici hikayeler。 Keşke Türkiye'de de yazılsa veya dizisi de çekilse dedirtiyor。 Bir çırpıda okunuyor。 。。。more

Anna Efsun ，

«Покарання» - незвична збірка оповідань 。В ній об’єднано реальні справи з практики провідного німецького адвоката Фердинанда фон Шираха。⠀⏳Справи， на розкриття яких витрачалися роки， опиняються перед читачем у вигляді квінтесенції ключових епізодів у кожній з них。⠀12 історій。 Кожна відрізняється лаконічністю форми та раптовістю подій。 Всі по-своєму здивували мене。 Враження від них залишилося різне – від шокуючих мотивацій до нерозуміння деяких злочинів。⠀🧐 Особливу роль в цій книжці займає психоло «Покарання» - незвична збірка оповідань 。В ній об’єднано реальні справи з практики провідного німецького адвоката Фердинанда фон Шираха。⠀⏳Справи， на розкриття яких витрачалися роки， опиняються перед читачем у вигляді квінтесенції ключових епізодів у кожній з них。⠀12 історій。 Кожна відрізняється лаконічністю форми та раптовістю подій。 Всі по-своєму здивували мене。 Враження від них залишилося різне – від шокуючих мотивацій до нерозуміння деяких злочинів。⠀🧐 Особливу роль в цій книжці займає психологізм。 Автор не має на меті засудити або виправдати тих чи інших фігурантів справ， він дійсно залишається лише оповідачем。 Деякі оповідання особливо вразили мене。⠀1️⃣ Історія «Не той бік»。Головний герой колишній успішний адвокат Шлезінгер і він майже все втратив через згубні звички。 Йому випадає останній шанс реабілітуватися， та справа видається надто складною。 Мертвий чоловік， у вбивстві підозрюють його дружину。 До того ж， головна підказка яку отримає адвокат – фраза «Не той бік» від давнього знайомого， який вибиває гроші з боржників。 Заплутана справа， де особливу роль грає професіоналізм та увага до деталей。⠀2️⃣ Історія «Сонячний день»。«Вона вбила свою дитину» - зазначає суддя в мотивувальній частині вироку。«Горор-мама» - пишуть про неї ЗМІ， дізнавшись обставини злочину。Після трьох з половиною років ув’язнення вона виходить на волю。Але на цьому історія тільки починається。 Для неї і для того， хто уникнув свого покарання。⠀3️⃣ Історія «Сусіди»。Вражаючі події， головним героєм яких є людина， що потрапила в пастку пристрасті і прагне отримати своє。 Навіть якщо шлях до бажаного – вбивство。⠀4️⃣ Історія «Друг»。Ця глава книги особлива і події в ній стосуються друга автора。 Щемка історія про близьку людину і її втрату， де постають епізоди щасливого дитинства， де ще ніхто не знає про темні кутки майбутнього。⠀👍🏻 Загалом збірка залишила добрі враження。 В ній відсутні довгі описи， деталізація та занурення в історії， характерні для художньої літератури。 Тим не менш， розповіді цікаві， інтригуючі та повні несподіванок。 Для любителів детективів та кримінальних оповідань рекомендую！ 。。。more

Gosila ，

Wow das war mal anders。 Wirklich verstörend wie nüchtern alles beschrieben wird。 Aber dennoch großartig！

Olga ，

Sehr unterhaltsam， leider wiederholt sich der Author oft， vor allem die Idee mit der Rache einer Frau an ihrem Mann wegen Untreue usw。

milena ，

fucking love this trilogy

wiktoria。_milewska ，

4。5

Javier Flowers ，

Meiner Meinung nach ist es vielleicht das beste der Erzählungsbänder

Pilar Talavera Cordero ，

Muy corto de leer y entretenido

Celine ，

Das ewige Thema der Schuld， die wir Menschen zuteilen， ohne uns selbst als schuldig zu sehen。 Harte Perspektiven， die durch grauenvolle Bilder wirken

Ronja Hinterplattner ，

👥

mayra ，

„Alle unsere Erinnerungen sind profan und alle sind heilig。“„Vielleicht hast Du Recht und es gibt kein Verbrechen und keine Schuld， […] aber es gibt eine Strafe。“„Ich dachte， ein neues Leben wäre leichter， aber es wurde nie leichter。 Es ist ganz gleich， ob wir Apotheker oder Tischler oder Schriftsteller sind。 Die Regeln sind immer ein wenig anders， aber die Fremdheit bleibt und die Einsamkeit und alles andere auch。“

Turquoise ，

Ich lese Schirachs Bücher immer gerne， weil ich seine Fähigkeit bewundere， durch seine schnörkellose und einfache Sprache Emotionen zu vermitteln。 Er nimmt als Erzähler eine Position ein， von der aus er seine Protagonisten eigentlich nur von außen beobachtet。 Trotzdem erkennt man mit Leichtigkeit， was in ihnen vorgeht。 Gerade die Banalität des Bösen einzufangen， gelingt ihm wie keinem Zweiten。

Cyril Brunner ，

das bisher beste Buch von Ferdinand von Schirach

Niklas Klein ，

Vielleicht sollte ich mich doch wieder öfter an deutsche Autoren wagen， das war echt überraschend gut und kurzweilig。

fee malin ，

„vielleicht hast du recht und es gibt kein verbrechen und keine schuld“， sagte er， „aber es gibt eine strafe。“

Reference

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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Punishment&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

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