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The Statement (William Abrahams Book) Book

The backdrop of The Statement is worth a historical book alone. After Nazi Germany occupied France, many Frenchmen took a direct hand in the deportation of more than 80,000 Jews. Following the war, some -- Paul Touvier among them -- were convicted of treason, pardoned in the 1970s, and then rearrested and jailed. Brian Moore takes off from there with a thrilling fictional account of Pierre Brossard, who lives a shadowy life, flees from pursuers and confronts some of France's most vexing questions from an horrific time in its history.Read More

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  • Product Description

    A major motion picture directed by Norman Jewison and starring Michael Caine opening in December 2003

    Set in the south of France and Paris in the early 1990s, The Statement is the riveting tale of Pierre Brossard, a former officer in the pro-Fascist militia, which served Vichy in its most shameful aspect, and a murderer of Jews.

    Now seventy years old, Brossard has spent the better part of his life in hiding, traveling among the monasteries and abbeys that offer him asylum. Though he has evaded capture for decades with the help of the French government and the Catholic Church, now a new breed of government officials is determined to break decades of silence and expose and expatriate the crimes of Vichy.

    Based on the real-life case of Paul Touvier, a French war criminal who was also long protected by Church and government officials, The Statement combines profound moral questions with flawless plotting and breathless suspense to devastating effect.

  • 0452285119
  • 9780452285118
  • Brian Moore
  • 1 December 2003
  • Plume Books
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 256
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