Translation of: V13

The victims -- The accused -- The court

The book V13 by Emmanuel Carrère recounts the extraordinary trial surrounding the 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris, focusing on the Bataclan and other sites. Taking place over ten months from September 2021 to June 2022, it was the most complex and expensive trial in French history, involving 20 defendants, over 300 lawyers, and thousands of victims. Carrère attended daily, documenting the courtroom dynamics and personal stories of lawyers, survivors, families, and defendants. Rather than a mere legal narrative, the book explores the human dimensions of the tragedy, delving into themes of justice, morality, and the interplay of good and evil. The work is likened to Eichmann in Jerusalem for its depth and ambition

The victims ; Day one ; In the glass box ; The plaintifts ; The jackal ; Major facial trauma ; Maia, Le Carillon ; First see to the living ; Nadia ; In the pit ; In a tangle ; Eye contact ; Two fathers ; The forgotten -- The accused ; Three brothers; First gambits ; Hollande's day in court ; 'Individuals who came from nowhere' ; The dry season ; Three folding seats ; Which is worse? ; At the café Les Béguines ; Under the Rojava sun ; Taqîya ; The epidemic of silence ; An old dressing room with mildewed plasterboard walls ; The death convoy ; The heart of the heart of the matter ; The logistics of terror ; The countdown ; Mohamed Abrini drops his mask ; Abdelhamid Abaaoud's orange trainers ; Salah Abdeslam's final version ; The exfiltrators -- The court ; Let's talk money ; You can't kill rock'n'roll ; Anguish of imminent death ; The knights of penal law ; The torn curtain ; Second fiddles? ; Last-ditch efforts ; The end ; Allahu akbar -- Postscript: A journalist, by Grégoire Leménager

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