{"product_id":"the-kid-was-a-killer-paperback","title":"The Kid Was a Killer - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCaryl Chessman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRemember: The protagonist of the story, the kid, was a killer. That was and is the simple, stark fact; that was and remains my point in authoring the type of novel I did. I wanted to examine violence-its meaning, its psychological roots, its social implications-in dramatic terms. If I succeeded to any degree, the thrust and power of the story derives from its rawness, its unprettied crudities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The title squares with the unfortunate tendency of the public to oversimplify both the genesis and motivation of the disturbed, antisocial personality which, whether with a gun or boxing gloves, violently expresses its rebellion, its sickness. Let the reader, without being misled, discover for himself my thesis. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Sincerely, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Caryl Chessman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 178\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 13, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42117874385031,"sku":"9781479419463","price":20.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/670d60966cc94755ae0ceb5c0c1e20e7.webp?v=1732528423","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-kid-was-a-killer-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}