Name: The Queen Versus Billy, And Other Stories (en Inglés)
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Author: Osbourne, Lloyd

portada The Queen Versus Billy, And Other Stories (en Inglés)

The Queen Versus Billy, And Other Stories (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Double 9 Books

Autor

Osbourne, Lloyd

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

174

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

21.6x14x1 cm

ISBN13

9789371811521

The Queen Versus Billy, And Other Stories (en Inglés)

Osbourne, Lloyd (Autor) · Double 9 Books · Tapa Blanda

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The Queen versus Billy and other stories examines the conflicting forces of justice, colonial power, and cultural misunderstanding in isolated settings shaped by imperial expansion. In the title story, the focus lies on a young boy s confession to murder in a colonial outpost, a case that exposes a fragile legal system entangled with fear, revenge, and racial tension. The presence of a British officer tasked with adjudicating the matter reflects the broader unease of attempting to impose foreign legal standards in unfamiliar territory. The sparse landscape, both physical and emotional, mirrors the moral uncertainty surrounding the boy s fate. Throughout the collection, various characters confront impossible choices that test their beliefs and loyalties, often in environments where survival and self-interest outweigh principle. The text repeatedly questions who holds power and how that power is exercised when law becomes a tool of dominance rather than justice. By illuminating the psychological toll of empire on both its enforcers and subjects, the stories offer a subtle critique of the assumptions underpinning colonial rule and expose the moral ambiguities that emerge when judgment is passed in a world defined by coercion and fear.