Joe Cinque’s Consolation

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Joe Cinque’s Consolation is a non-fiction book by Australian writer Helen Garner that examines the real-life murder of Joe Cinque and the ensuing legal and moral complexities surrounding the case.

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instanceOf non-fiction book
adaptationType feature film
author Helen Garner
awarded Ned Kelly Award for Best True Crime (shortlisted)
basedOnEvent 1997 trial of Anu Singh
countryOfOrigin Australia
criticalReception praised for ethical inquiry into crime reporting
widely discussed in Australian media
filmAdaptationDirector Sotiris Dounoukos
filmAdaptationReleaseYear 2016
genre literary non-fiction
true crime
hasAdaptation Joe Cinque’s Consolation self-linksurface differs
surface form: Joe Cinque’s Consolation (film)
hasISBN 9780330364932
language English
literaryStyle first-person reportage
narrative non-fiction
mainPersonDescribed Anu Singh
Joe Cinque
Madhavi Rao
mediaType print
notableFor critique of the legal system’s handling of mental illness defenses
exploration of moral complexity in a real murder case
originalTitle Joe Cinque’s Consolation self-link
partOf Helen Garner’s non-fiction oeuvre
placeOfPublication Australia
publicationYear 2004
publisher Picador
settingLocation Canberra
subject Australian criminal justice system
legal ethics
moral responsibility
murder of Joe Cinque
theme culpability
family loss
grief
justice
timePeriodDescribed 1990s

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Helen Garner notableWork Joe Cinque’s Consolation
Helen Garner wrote Joe Cinque’s Consolation
Joe Cinque’s Consolation originalTitle Joe Cinque’s Consolation self-link
Joe Cinque’s Consolation hasAdaptation Joe Cinque’s Consolation self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Joe Cinque’s Consolation (film)
This House of Grief relatedWorkByAuthor Joe Cinque’s Consolation