Bibliograph

Crimes of passion, the dark side of the heart, edited by Margherita Giacosa and Chiara Schiavano

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Label

Crimes of passion, the dark side of the heart, edited by Margherita Giacosa and Chiara Schiavano

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Crimes of passion

Oclc number

919483480

Responsibility statement

edited by Margherita Giacosa and Chiara Schiavano

Sub title

the dark side of the heart

Summary

This volume relates in chronological order, more than 40 stories that really happened, from the beginning of the twentieth century to today. With love can come jealousy followed by revenge, violence, and death. Sometimes, the characters emotions and impulses spin out of control with horrifying results. Other times, it s a matter of ice-cold opportunism. International in scope, the selections range from the Pamela Smart and Lorena Bobbit cases in the US; the O.J. Simpson murder trial; the Sada Abe case in Japan, which inspired the film In the Realm of the Senses ; and the recent Oscar Pistorius case in South Africa, in which the Olympic athlete shot his girlfriend

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