{"product_id":"the-adversary-a-true-story-of-monstrous-deception-paperback-1","title":"The Adversary: A True Story of Monstrous Deception - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmmanuel Carrère\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLinda Coverdale\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Justifiably considered the French \u003ci\u003eIn Cold Blood\u003c\/i\u003e\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Adversary\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark work of true crime--and a deeply personal investigation of inexplicable evil. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"On the Saturday morning of January 9, 1993, while Jean-Claude Romand was killing his wife and children, I was with mine in a parent-teacher meeting.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins Emmanuel Carrère's unclassifiable masterpiece, now newly reissued. The crimes shocked France. For eighteen years, Romand's life was the model of bourgeois contentment. Peers admired him as a doting family man, a loving son who called his parents every evening, and a respected researcher at the World Health Organization. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut those were all lies: Romand had never graduated from medical school or worked at the WHO. He spent his days wandering in the forest; he supported his family by defrauding relatives. When cracks appeared in his façade, Romand reacted in a way even he couldn't explain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmmanuel Carrère is \"widely understood as France's greatest writer of nonfiction\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e); \u003ci\u003eThe Adversary\u003c\/i\u003e, his account of the life, crimes, and trial of Jean-Claude Romand, is his magnum opus.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmmanuel Carrère\u003c\/b\u003e, born in Paris in 1957, is a novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and film producer. He is the award-winning, internationally renowned author of \u003ci\u003eYoga\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e97,196 Words\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLimonov\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Mustache\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eClass Trip\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Adversary\u003c\/i\u003e (a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book), \u003ci\u003eMy Life as a Russian Novel\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLives Other Than My Own\u003c\/i\u003e, which was awarded the Globe de Cristal for Best Novel in 2010. For \u003ci\u003eLimonov\u003c\/i\u003e, Carrère received the Prix des Prix Littéraires and the Prix des Prix in 2011 and the Europese Literatuurprijs in 2013. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLinda Coverdale\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning translator of many French works and has been honored with the rank of Chevalier in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for her contribution to French literature.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 08, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48628624556253,"sku":"9781250473943","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/J5P0ePHlOr9781250473943.webp?v=1789782697","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-adversary-a-true-story-of-monstrous-deception-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}