Echols, Damien Life After Death ISBN 13: 9780399160202

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Life After Death The definitive memoir by Echols of the West Memphis Three, who was falsely convicted of committing three murders, and an unforgettable account of his 18 years on death row. Full description

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[Echols] has written a haunting book, and the story it tells is hardly over. He is living out a sequel that is no less strange and magickal than what he has already been through.
Janet Maslin, The New York Times

"[A] tale of romance, resilience, and the power of the written word."
O, the Oprah Magazine

Damien Echols spent eighteen years on death row for murders he did not commit. Somehow, in the depths of his unspeakable nightmare, he found the courage and strength not only to survive, but to grow, to create, to forgive, and to understand.Life After Death is a brilliant, haunting, painful, and uplifting narrative of a hopeless childhood, a wrongful conviction, a brutal incarceration, and the beginning of a new life.
John Grisham

Wrongfully imprisoned by willfully ignorant cops, prosecutors and judge, Damien Echols draws on all his wits and his unique view of humanity to survive eighteen years on death row. My admiration for him, and the strength of his spirit, increases with every page.
Sir Peter Jackson, Academy Award-winning director, producer and screenwriter
I am in awe of Damien's ability to write so beautifully, with such ease, humor and honesty this is inspired storytelling, a wonderful book!
Fran Walsh, Academy Award-winning screenwriter, composer and producer
The life of Damien Echols is a journey similar to that of the metal that becomes a samurai s sword. Heated and pounded until it becomes hardened, it can hold its edge for centuries. It is incredible that Damien endured and survived one of the most tragic miscarriages of American justice, and emerged such a centered, articulate and extraordinary man and writer. Life After Death proves that he paid dearly for his wisdom.
Henry Rollins
Exceptional memoir by the most famous of the West Memphis Three. [B]are facts alone would make for an interesting story. However, Echols is at heart a poet and mystic, and he has written not just a quickie one-off book to capitalize on a lurid news story, but rather a work of art that occasionally bears a resemblance to the work of Jean Genet. A voracious reader all his life, Echols vividly tells his story, from his impoverished childhood in a series of shacks and mobile homes to his emergence after half a lifetime behind bars as a psychically scarred man rediscovering freedom in New York City. The author also effectively displays his intelligence and sensitivity, qualities the Arkansas criminal justice system had no interest in recognizing during Echols ordeal. Essential reading.
Kirkus Reviews (starred)
This is a stunning piece of work. Such hope while faced with injustice. Damien teaches us how to live.
Eddie Vedder
[Echols ] case garnered worldwide attention, but [his] memoir is about as far away from a publicity-seeking I-was-wronged story as possible. The author opts for a meatier, and certainly more haunting, account of his life behind bars, coupled with flashbacks to his childhood....Echols is a talented writer, and when the book dips into his own spiritual and philosophical beliefs...it achieves the kind of emotional resonance that many similar books lack....A tragic and often disturbing story."
Booklist
"Damien Echols suffered a shocking miscarriage of justice. A nightmare few could endure.An innocent man on death row for more than eighteen years, abused by the very system we all fund.His story will appall, fascinate, and render you feeble with tears and laughter.A brilliant memoir to battle with literary giants of the calibre of Jean Genet, Gregory David Roberts, and Dostoevsky."
Johnny Depp
[T]his is an eloquent, even bitterly lyrical, portrayal of how an innocent man can slip through the cracks of the legal system and struggle to survive. Compelling and deeply moving, in the tradition of Helen Prejean s Dead Man Walking and Norman Mailer s The Executioner s Song, this memoir will appeal to a wide audience.
Library Journal (starred)
In this searing, finely wrought memoir, Echols recalls his poverty-stricken childhood, the trial of the West Memphis 3, and the harsh realities of life on death row The most affecting sections are Echols s philosophical musings on all he has lost, his thoughts often influenced by Zen Buddhism .a heart-wrenching and simple commentary on American prison life.
Publisher s Weekly (starred)
[A] tale of romance, resilience, and the power of the written word.
Stephanie Palumbo, O, The Oprah Magazine
Echols is a writer whose talent is commensurate with the task of telling this story....The man who has emerged from death row at last is not quite a hero, but he s something far more interesting: an artist and, most definitely, well worth meeting.
Laura Miller, Salon.com
Gripping Echols has already lived a remarkable life, one forged in tragedy and all manner of iniquity. That he is able to write so movingly about the many trials he endured speaks volumes about his intellect and character.
Jesse Singal, The Boston Globe

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"[Echols] has written a haunting book, and the story it tells is hardly over. He is living out a sequel that is no less strange and magickal than what he has already been through."
--Janet Maslin, The New York Times

"[A] tale of romance, resilience, and the power of the written word."
--O, the Oprah Magazine

"Damien Echols spent eighteen years on death row for murders he did not commit. Somehow, in the depths of his unspeakable nightmare, he found the courage and strength not only to survive, but to grow, to create, to forgive, and to understand. Life After Death is a brilliant, haunting, painful, and uplifting narrative of a hopeless childhood, a wrongful conviction, a brutal incarceration, and the beginning of a new life."
--John Grisham

"Wrongfully imprisoned by willfully ignorant cops, prosecutors and judge, Damien Echols draws on all his wits and his unique view of humanity to survive eighteen years on death row. My admiration for him, and the strength of his spirit, increases with every page."
--Sir Peter Jackson, Academy Award-winning director, producer and screenwriter

"I am in awe of Damien's ability to write so beautifully, with such ease, humor and honesty--this is inspired storytelling, a wonderful book!"
--Fran Walsh, Academy Award-winning screenwriter, composer and producer

"The life of Damien Echols is a journey similar to that of the metal that becomes a samurai's sword. Heated and pounded until it becomes hardened, it can hold its edge for centuries. It is incredible that Damien endured and survived one of the most tragic miscarriages of American justice, and emerged such a centered, articulate and extraordinary man and writer. Life After Death proves that he paid dearly for his wisdom."
--Henry Rollins

"Exceptional memoir by the most famous of the West Memphis Three. [B]are facts alone would make for an interesting story. However, Echols is at heart a poet and mystic, and he has written not just a quickie one-off book to capitalize on a lurid news story, but rather a work of art that occasionally bears a resemblance to the work of Jean Genet. A voracious reader all his life, Echols vividly tells his story, from his impoverished childhood in a series of shacks and mobile homes to his emergence after half a lifetime behind bars as a psychically scarred man rediscovering freedom in New York City. The author also effectively displays his intelligence and sensitivity, qualities the Arkansas criminal justice system had no interest in recognizing during Echols' ordeal. Essential reading."
--Kirkus Reviews (starred)

"This is a stunning piece of work. Such hope while faced with injustice. Damien teaches us how to live."
--Eddie Vedder

"[Echols'] case garnered worldwide attention, but [his] memoir is about as far away from a publicity-seeking I-was-wronged story as possible. The author opts for a meatier, and certainly more haunting, account of his life behind bars, coupled with flashbacks to his childhood....Echols is a talented writer, and when the book dips into his own spiritual and philosophical beliefs...it achieves the kind of emotional resonance that many similar books lack....A tragic and often disturbing story."
--Booklist

"Damien Echols suffered a shocking miscarriage of justice. A nightmare few could endure. An innocent man on death row for more than eighteen years, abused by the very system we all fund. His story will appall, fascinate, and render you feeble with tears and laughter. A brilliant memoir to battle with literary giants of the calibre of Jean Genet, Gregory David Roberts, and Dostoevsky."
--Johnny Depp

"[T]his is an eloquent, even bitterly lyrical, portrayal of how an innocent man can slip through the cracks of the legal system and struggle to survive. Compelling and deeply moving, in the tradition of Helen Prejean's Dead Man Walking and Norman Mailer's The Executioner's Song, this memoir will appeal to a wide audience."
--Library Journal (starred)

"In this searing, finely wrought memoir, Echols recalls his poverty-stricken childhood, the trial of the West Memphis 3, and the harsh realities of life on death row ... The most affecting sections are Echols's philosophical musings on all he has lost, his thoughts often influenced by Zen Buddhism....a heart-wrenching and simple commentary on American prison life."
--Publisher's Weekly (starred)

"[A] tale of romance, resilience, and the power of the written word."
--Stephanie Palumbo, O, The Oprah Magazine

"Echols is a writer whose talent is commensurate with the task of telling this story....The man who has emerged from death row at last is not quite a hero, but he's something far more interesting: an artist--and, most definitely, well worth meeting."
--Laura Miller, Salon.com

"Gripping...Echols has already lived a remarkable life, one forged in tragedy and all manner of iniquity. That he is able to write so movingly about the many trials he endured speaks volumes about his intellect and character."
--Jesse Singal, The Boston Globe

Book Description:

An instant New York Times bestseller, Life After Death is an agonizing first-hand account of an innocent man living on Death Row. It is destined to be an explosive classic of memoir.

'A brilliant, haunting, painful, and uplifting narrative of a hopeless childhood, a wrongful conviction, a brutal incarceration, and the beginning of a new life.' John Grisham

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  • PublisherBlue Rider Pr
  • Publication date2012
  • ISBN 10 0399160205
  • ISBN 13 9780399160202
  • BindingHardcover
  • Number of pages399
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