{"product_id":"the-public-prosecutor-9781904738381","title":"The Public Prosecutor","description":"\"A splendid reminder of the virtues of the traditional novel, this work tackles the territory of Balzac and Zola, not just in the solidity of its construction and characters, but in its readiness to tackle corruption in church and state.\"-\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e, UK\u003cp\u003e\"In contrast with Mankell, the warm-hearted psychologist of the individual, we find Geeraerts, a cold-blooded surgeon who lays bare the ills of a society. This thriller, so loyal to the genre that the irony and parody are barely perceptible, is relentless.\"--\u003ci\u003eTagesspiegel Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One of Geeraerts' literary achievements is that such an arrogant and baroque character as Savelkoul ends up attracting your sympathy. A revealing study of a very dark society.\"--\u003ci\u003eFacts Zurich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Geeraerts exposes the mechanics of corruption, the abuse of power, political cynicism and the excesses triggered by religious delusion.\"--\u003ci\u003eZDF\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlbert Savelkoul, the public prosecutor of Antwerp, has power, money, an aristocratic wife, and a high-maintenance mistress. A wonderful life--until Opus Dei takes a less than benevolent interest in it. In the course of this subversive psychological thriller, the shameless, slippery Albert becomes an almost-lovable, desperate victim of a power structure controlled by effete aristocrats, a corrupt judiciary, and ultra-right fanatics of the Catholic church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJef Geeraerts\u003c\/b\u003e, born in 1930 in Antwerp, was much admired by Henry Miller and is Belgium's best-known author after Georges Simenon. He was educated in Jesuit schools and spent time as a colonial administrator and army officer in the Belgian Congo. He gained international acclaim with his \u003ci\u003eGangrene Cycle\u003c\/i\u003e, four novels based on his experience in the Congo. Since then he has focused on crime and noir novels, of which \u003ci\u003eThe Public Prosecutor\u003c\/i\u003e is the first to be published in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bitter Lemon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781904738381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 285\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/20\/2009 pg. 118\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jef Geeraerts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52302224130229,"sku":"9781904738381","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_2fb3afcc-bdfa-44fa-817c-3b7adee2b564.jpg?v=1772552416","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-public-prosecutor-9781904738381","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}