{"product_id":"9781474601917-east-west-street","title":"East West Street","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinner of the Baillie Gifford Prize\u003cbr\u003eA uniquely personal exploration of the origins of international law, centring on the Nuremberg Trials, the city of Lviv and a secret family history\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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. Interweaving the stories of the two Nuremberg prosecutors (Hersch Lauterpacht and Rafael Lemkin) who invented the crimes or genocide and crimes against humanity, the Nazi governor responsible for the murder of thousands in and around Lviv (Hans Frank), and incredible acts of wartime bravery, EAST WEST STREET is an unforgettable blend of memoir and historical detective story, and a powerful meditation on the way memory, crime and guilt leave scars across generations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* * * * * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A monumental achievement: profoundly personal, told with love, anger and great precision' \u003cb\u003eJohn le Carré\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the most gripping and powerful books imaginable' \u003cb\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBaillie Gifford Prize for Non-fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJQ-Wingate Literary Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHay Festival Medal for Prose \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40945616322657,"sku":"9781474601917","price":10.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27834100.jpg?v=1722084827","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781474601917-east-west-street","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}