Book : The Mauritanian - Slahi, Mohamedou Ould

-Titulo Original : The Mauritanian

-Fabricante :

Back Bay Books

-Descripcion Original:

This profound and disturbing (New York Times Book Review) bestseller written by a Guantanamo prisoner is now a major feature film starring Tahar Rahim and Jodie Foster.When The Mauritanian was first published as Guantanamo Diary in 2015-heavily redacted by the U.S. government-Mohamedou Ould Slahi was still imprisoned at the detainee camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, despite a federal court ruling ordering his release, and it was unclear when or if he would ever see freedom. In October 2016 he was finally released and reunited with his family. During his fourteen-year imprisonment the United States never charged him with a crime.Now he is able to tell his story in full, with previously censored material restored. This searing diary is not merely a vivid record of a miscarriage of justice, but a deeply personal memoir-terrifying, darkly humorous, and surprisingly gracious. The Mauritanian is a document of immense emotional power and historical importance. Review A longtime captive has written the most profound and disturbing account yet of what its like to be collateral damage in the war against terror. Mark Danner, New York Times Book Review, Editors ChoiceSlahi is a fluent, engaging and at times eloquent writer, even in his fourth language, English....Slahis book offers a first-person account of the experience of torture. For that reason alone, the book is necessary reading for those seeking to understand the dangers that Guantanamos continued existence poses to Americans in the world. Deborah Pearlstein, Washington PostA riveting new book has emerged from one of the most contentious places in the world, and the U.S. government doesnt want you to read it....You dont have to be convinced of Slahis innocence to be appalled by the incidents he describes. Kevin Canfield, San Francisco ChronicleGuantanamo Diary will leave you shell-shocked. Vanity FairSlahi emerges from the pages of his diary...as a curious and generous personality, observant, witty and devout, but by no means fanatical....Guantanamo Diary forces us to consider why the United States has set aside the cherished idea that a timely trial is the best way to determine who deserves to be in prison. Scott Shane, New York TimesAn historical watershed and a literary triumph....The diary is as close as most of us will ever get to understanding the living hell this man--who has never been charged with a crime, and whom a judge ordered released in 2010--continues to suffer. Elias Isquith, SalonEveryone should read Guantanamo Diary....Just by virtue of having been written inside Guantanamo, Slahis book would be a triumph of humanity over chaos. But Guantanamo Diary turns out to be especially human. Slahi doesnt just humanize himself; he also humanizes his guards and interrogators. Thats not to say that he excuses them. Just the opposite: he presents them as complex individuals who know kindness from cruelty and right from wrong. Joshua Rothman, The New YorkerThe tragedy of Slahis memoir is not just his grave abuse at the hands of U.S. officials. It is that....Slahis account of life--if it can be called that--at Guantanamo is not the exception. It is the rule, and it continues today. Alka Pradhan, ReutersGuantanamo Diary stands as perhaps the most human depiction of an entire post-9/11 system. Omar El Akkad, Globe and MailLiterary history was made today with the publication of the first-ever book by a still-imprisoned Guantanamo detainee....As astonishing as the scope of the abuse is Slahis enduring warmth, even for his torturers and jailers. Noa Yachot, Huffington PostA vision of hell, beyond Orwell, beyond Kafka: perpetual torture prescribed by the mad doctors of Washington. John le CarreThis is an incredible document, and a hell of a story. Steve Kroft, correspondent for 60 MinutesAnyone who reads Guantanamo Diary---and every American with a shred of conscience should do so, now---will be ashamed and appall