{"product_id":"i-ate-his-heart-interviews-with-a-cannibal-paperback","title":"I Ate His Heart: Interviews with a Cannibal - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNathalie Von Zelowitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJon Von Zelowitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"I ate his heart,\" were the first words said to author and psychologist Nathalie von Zelowitz during an interview with a man convicted of killing and cannibalizing another man. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween 2011 and 2021, French prison psychologist Nathalie von Zelowitz met regularly with a man who had been sentenced to a high-security psychiatric facility for a homicide and an act of cannibalism. Unlike most defendants in such cases, the man was found mentally sound and legally responsible for his actions and received a criminal sentence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Ate His Heart \u003c\/em\u003eis a true crime confessional like no other--a darkly philosophical interrogation into the meaning of love, desire, and annihilation. This is not a Hannibal Lecter thriller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eVon Zelowitz's work explores the internal logic of the crime from the perpetrator's perspective. Using firsthand interviews, reconstructed dialogue, and excerpts from the subject's writing, she presents a detailed account of the psychological, philosophical, and emotional framework that led to the killing. She neither sensationalizes nor excuses. Instead, she allows the subject's words and justifications to speak for themselves, offering readers a rare view into a case that defied common explanations of psychosis or insanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in France to critical acclaim, \u003cem\u003eI Ate His Heart\u003c\/em\u003e arrives in English for the first time--\u003cstrong\u003ea chilling, cerebral, and elegantly disturbing book\u003c\/strong\u003e that questions whether understanding evil can ever leave you unchanged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for readers of\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cem\u003eMy Dark Places\u003c\/em\u003e by James Ellroy, \u003cem\u003eThe Adversary\u003c\/em\u003e by Emmanuel Carrère, \u003cem\u003eCome and See\u003c\/em\u003e by Sarah M. Broom, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Psycho \u003c\/em\u003eby Bret Ellis Easton, \u003cem\u003eThe Cannibal\u003c\/em\u003e by John Hawkes, \u003cem\u003eWithout Conscience\u003c\/em\u003e by Robert D. Hare, \u003cem\u003eMindhunter\u003c\/em\u003e by John Douglas, \u003cem\u003eThe Anatomy of Evil\u003c\/em\u003e by Michael H. Stone. . .and those drawn to \u003cstrong\u003eliterary horror, transgressive psychology, and criminal obsession.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInside you'll find...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eDetails of a criminal case involving consensual homicide and cannibalism.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eExpert analysis and insights by a prison psychologist with ten years of direct access to the subject.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eIncludes reflections on criminal responsibility, consent, identity, and pathology.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eRelevant for readers interested in forensic psychology, criminal justice, and abnormal behavior.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDriven by her passion for cinema and crime novels, \u003cstrong\u003eNathalie von Zelowitz\u003c\/strong\u003e began studying psychology in the late 1980s, intrigued by topics that were considered marginal at the time: serial killers (which were not yet widely discussed; Stéphane Bourgoin's first book, \u003cem\u003eSerial Killers\u003c\/em\u003e, was published in 1993), sex offenders, sexual perversion, and more. While interning at the Fleury Mrogis Prison in France, she had the opportunity to participate in a national research project on sex offenders after the Van Geloven case shocked the public. Virtually nothing had been published on the subject, and she wrote her master's thesis on rape and her second master's thesis on pedophilia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe has been a clinical psychologist, specializing in psycho-criminology, for thirty years. She holds a DESS degree in clinical and pathological psychology and a DEA in psychoanalytic studies. She also graduated from the Paris Institute of Criminology well before the existence of university degrees in criminology, which are often overly simplistic. She chose to work in a unique prison in France, the Château-Thierry Penitentiary, which houses \"difficult cases\" who would be unmanageable in other so-called \"normal\" establishments due to their behavioral problems or mental illness. Many of these prisoners have made headlines and have even been the subject of true-crime TV shows. At Château-Thierry, she took part in a research project on severe psychopaths. She works there as a clinical psychologist, seconded from the local psychiatric hospital, and intervening at the patient's request, while respecting medical confidentiality. She has been treating some patients for over 10 years. She is also a registered expert psychologist at the Amiens Court of Appeal (the jurisdiction of her workplace), where she is regularly called upon to provide expert system, exempt from professional secrecy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45286017859663,"sku":"9781627311793","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/3083\/3487\/files\/oVTkE6DKW9781627311793.webp?v=1779447381","url":"https:\/\/lumaryon.com\/products\/i-ate-his-heart-interviews-with-a-cannibal-paperback","provider":"Lumaryon Universal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}