La vida de Sacagawea (The Life of Sacagawea)

«Mi vida no me interesa en absoluto», solía decir públicamente André Malraux (1901-1976). Pero, de hecho, sólo le interesaba su vida, que concebía como una obra y que quizá sea su mejor novela. Así es como la aborda Olivier Todd , que en esta biografía exhaustiva la recorre sin complacencia ni agresividad, pero con la intención de que ninguna de las preguntas que suscita Malraux , como novelista, intelectual, político y personaje público, quede sin respuesta. ¿Fue realmente desgraciada su infancia, que él decía odiar? ¿Llegó a ser un revolucionario? ¿En qué sentido?...

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Presents a thorough explanation about how the notion of crime, justice, and punishment has evolved in Western history, presenting a variety of specific crimes and revealing the impact they have had on society.