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East West Street
Updated 10th Anniversary Edition β Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize
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A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE DECADE AND WINNER OF: The Baillie Gifford Prize The JQ-Wingate Literary Prize The British Book Awards Non-fiction Book of the Year The Hay Festival Medal for Prose 'One of the most gripping and powerful books imaginable' DOMINIC SANDBROOK, SUNDAY TIMES...
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A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE DECADE AND WINNER OF:
The Baillie Gifford Prize
The JQ-Wingate Literary Prize
The British Book Awards Non-fiction Book of the Year
The Hay Festival Medal for Prose
'One of the most gripping and powerful books imaginable' DOMINIC SANDBROOK, SUNDAY TIMES
When he receives an invitation to deliver a lecture in the Ukrainian city of Lviv, international lawyer Philippe Sands begins a journey on the trail of his family's secret history. In doing so, he uncovers an astonishing series of coincidences that lead him halfway across the world, to the origins of international law at the Nuremberg trial.
In an influential blend of memoir and detective story that broke new ground in the way history could be told and sparked a bestselling trilogy, East West Street meditates powerfully on the way memory, crime and guilt leave scars across generations.
Newly updated by the author, this anniversary edition brings this monumental classic up to date for a new era - one in which its questions of truth, memory and justice have never been more timely.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781399641746
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 June 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Illustration: 80 B&W, integrated
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 32.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 368g
Pages: 496
About the Author
Philippe Sands is Professor of Public Understanding of Law at UCL, visiting professor at Harvard Law School and a practising barrister at 11 KBW. He has been involved in many significant international cases in recent years, including Pinochet, Congo, Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Iraq, Guantanamo, Chagos and the Rohingya. He has served as President of English PEN and as a member of the board of the Hay Festival.
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