{"product_id":"the-adversary-emmanuel-carrzure-9781250473943","title":"The Adversary: A True Story of Monstrous Deception","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Justifiably considered the French \u003ci\u003eIn Cold Blood\u003c\/i\u003e\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Adversary\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark work of true crime--and a deeply personal investigation of inexplicable evil. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"On the Saturday morning of January 9, 1993, while Jean-Claude Romand was killing his wife and children, I was with mine in a parent-teacher meeting.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins Emmanuel Carrère's unclassifiable masterpiece, now newly reissued. The crimes shocked France. For eighteen years, Romand's life was the model of bourgeois contentment. Peers admired him as a doting family man, a loving son who called his parents every evening, and a respected researcher at the World Health Organization. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut those were all lies: Romand had never graduated from medical school or worked at the WHO. He spent his days wandering in the forest; he supported his family by defrauding relatives. When cracks appeared in his facçade, Romand reacted in a way even he couldn't explain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmmanuel Carrère is \"widely understood as France's greatest writer of nonfiction\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e); \u003ci\u003eThe Adversary\u003c\/i\u003e, his account of the life, crimes, and trial of Jean-Claude Romand, is his magnum opus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emmanuel Carrère\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250473942\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250473943\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Metropolitan Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.38w x 1.00d","brand":"Emmanuel Carrère","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48748311609599,"sku":"9781250473943","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-adversary-emmanuel-carrzure-9781250473943","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}