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Offenses

By Constance Debré
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Debré's voice is Camusian, comic, stark, relentless, and totally hypnotic. — Rachel Kushner Is a criminal born or made? What turns them towards violence? A young man stabs an elderly woman ten times for the sake of a 450 euro debt. But why would he commit... Read More
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A sharp insight into violence and punishment based on true events from critically acclaimed lawyer-turned-author Constance Debré

A sharp insight into violence and punishment based on true events from critically acclaimed lawyer-turned-author Constance Debré

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Debré's voice is Camusian, comic, stark, relentless, and totally hypnotic. — Rachel Kushner

Is a criminal born or made? What turns them towards violence? A young man stabs an elderly woman ten times for the sake of a 450 euro debt. But why would he commit such a brutal murder over a petty sum when he has a girlfriend and a child at home? How much could he lose when there is already so little to start with?

Centring on a perpetrator and a victim who remain nameless—who are nobodies but could be anybody—Offenses unfolds as a contemporary parable exploring the biases and barriers built into the legal system. Blending expertise in criminal law with her signature knife-edge prose, Constance Debré probes the intricacies of crime, punishment, and accountability in this propulsive tale.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781805221081

Publisher: Profile Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 April 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Tuskar Rock

Edition: Main

Contributors:

  • Translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman
  • Translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 100g

Pages: 96

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About the Author

Constance Debré is the author of Love Me Tender, which won the Prix Littéraire des Inrockuptibles in 2020, Playboy, which won the Prix de la Coupole in 2018, and Name.

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