by Jonathan Harr · Plaza & Janés · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401462108
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«A Civil Action (Acción Civil)» is the non-fiction book by Jonathan Harr, published by Plaza & Janés in paperback (672 pages, in Spanish).
Based on a true story, it recounts the legal battle of lawyer Jan Schlichtmann against large chemical companies accused by several families from Woburn, Massachusetts, of contaminating drinking water and causing cases of leukemia. The case combines investigation, courtroom suspense and ethical dilemmas about the personal cost of seeking justice.
Translation by Jofre Homedes of the English original «A Civil Action». Volume number 386 of the Jet collection from Plaza & Janés.
Aimed at readers of non-fiction and legal chronicles, especially those who follow real cases of environmental justice.
Jonathan Harr is an American writer, best known for the nonfiction work A Civil Action.
