Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty that Sparked a National Debate
- Thought-provoking work about capital punishment
- True story of murderer Patrick Sonnier
- Written by Sr. Helen Prejean, his spiritual advisor
- Insights into the system, the rage, the bereaved, the executioners and more
- Profoundly moving book at the death penalty
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A profoundly moving spiritual journey through our system of capital punishment and an unprecedented look at the human consequences of the death penalty
This thought-provoking book was the basis for the award-winning major motion picture starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn.
Written by Sr. Helen Prejean, who became the spiritual advisor to Patrick Sonnier, a convicted killer of two teenagers, who was sentenced to die in the electric chair of Louisiana’s Angola State Prison.
In the months before Sonnier’s death, the Roman Catholic nun came to know a man who was as terrified as he had once been terrifying. She also came to know the families of the victims and the men whose job it was to execute—men who often harbored doubts about the rightness of what they were doing.
Out of that dreadful intimacy comes a profoundly moving spiritual journey through our system of capital punishment. Here Sister Helen confronts both the plight of the condemned and the rage of the bereaved, the fears of a society shattered by violence and the Christian imperative of love.
On its original publication in 1993, Dead Man Walking emerged as an unprecedented look at the human consequences of the death penalty. Now, some two decades later, this story—which has inspired a film, a stage play, an opera and a musical album—is more gut-wrenching than ever, stirring deep and life-changing reflection in all who encounter it.
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- "Dead Man Walking" by Sr. Helen Prejean is a #1 national bestseller that delivers a gripping, true account of the death penalty through her journey as a spiritual advisor to convicted killer Patrick Sonnier. This profound exploration of capital punis
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- hment inspired an award-winning film and invites readers to reflect deeply on justice, humanity, and Christian love. A moving, eye-opening read.
Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty that Sparked a National Debate
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