The question by Alleg, Henri, author, Calder, John, translator; Sartre, Jean-Paul, writer of preface; Ray, Ellen, writer of foreword; Le Sueur, James D., writer of introduction instant download

The question by Alleg, Henri, author, Calder, John, translator; Sartre, Jean-Paul, writer of preface; Ray, Ellen, writer of foreword; Le Sueur, James D., writer of introduction instant download

xliv, 33-102 pages ; 21 cm, Originally published in 1958, The Question is the book that opened the torture debate in France during Algeria's war of independence and was the first book since the eighteenth century to be banned by the French government for political reasons. At the time of his arrest by French paratroopers during the Battle of Algiers in June of 1957, Henri Alleg was a French journalist who supported Algerian independence. He was interrogated for one month. During this imprisonment, Alleg was questioned under torture, with unbelievable brutality and sadism. The Question is Alleg's profoundly moving account of that month and of his triumph over his torturers. Jean-Paul Sartre's preface remains a relevant commentary on the moral and political effects of torture on both the victim and perpetrator, Originally published London : John Calder Publishers Ltd., 1958, Includes bibliographical references (pages xxiv-xxv), Foreword / by Ellen Ray -- Introduction / by James D. Le Sueur -- Preface / by Jean-Paul Sartre -- The Question -- Afterword